diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
index 4ae0c7426010..fff62460185c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/pxa168_eth.c
@@ -1123,8 +1123,7 @@ static int pxa168_eth_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct pxa168_eth_private *pep = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, pxa168_eth_int_handler,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED, dev->name, dev);
+	err = request_irq(dev->irq, pxa168_eth_int_handler, 0, dev->name, dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&dev->dev, "can't assign irq\n");
 		return -EAGAIN;