diff --git a/drivers/char/hpet.c b/drivers/char/hpet.c
index c8f43295d42a..dca5834685cf 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hpet.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hpet.c
@@ -486,8 +486,7 @@ static int hpet_ioctl_ieon(struct hpet_dev *devp)
 		}
 
 		sprintf(devp->hd_name, "hpet%d", (int)(devp - hpetp->hp_dev));
-		irq_flags = devp->hd_flags & HPET_SHARED_IRQ
-						? IRQF_SHARED : IRQF_DISABLED;
+		irq_flags = devp->hd_flags & HPET_SHARED_IRQ ? IRQF_SHARED : 0;
 		if (request_irq(irq, hpet_interrupt, irq_flags,
 				devp->hd_name, (void *)devp)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "hpet: IRQ %d is not free\n", irq);