diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
index 66bb4ceaabe8..c1bc68836346 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mrf24j40.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ struct mrf24j40 {
 
 	struct mutex buffer_mutex; /* only used to protect buf */
 	struct completion tx_complete;
-	struct work_struct irqwork;
 	u8 *buf; /* 3 bytes. Used for SPI single-register transfers. */
 };
 
@@ -590,17 +589,6 @@ static struct ieee802154_ops mrf24j40_ops = {
 static irqreturn_t mrf24j40_isr(int irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct mrf24j40 *devrec = data;
-
-	disable_irq_nosync(irq);
-
-	schedule_work(&devrec->irqwork);
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static void mrf24j40_isrwork(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct mrf24j40 *devrec = container_of(work, struct mrf24j40, irqwork);
 	u8 intstat;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -618,7 +606,7 @@ static void mrf24j40_isrwork(struct work_struct *work)
 		mrf24j40_handle_rx(devrec);
 
 out:
-	enable_irq(devrec->spi->irq);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 static int mrf24j40_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
@@ -642,7 +630,6 @@ static int mrf24j40_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	mutex_init(&devrec->buffer_mutex);
 	init_completion(&devrec->tx_complete);
-	INIT_WORK(&devrec->irqwork, mrf24j40_isrwork);
 	devrec->spi = spi;
 	spi_set_drvdata(spi, devrec);
 
@@ -688,11 +675,12 @@ static int mrf24j40_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	val &= ~0x3; /* Clear RX mode (normal) */
 	write_short_reg(devrec, REG_RXMCR, val);
 
-	ret = request_irq(spi->irq,
-			  mrf24j40_isr,
-			  IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
-			  dev_name(&spi->dev),
-			  devrec);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(spi->irq,
+				   NULL,
+				   mrf24j40_isr,
+				   IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING|IRQF_ONESHOT,
+				   dev_name(&spi->dev),
+				   devrec);
 
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(printdev(devrec), "Unable to get IRQ");
@@ -721,7 +709,6 @@ static int mrf24j40_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 	dev_dbg(printdev(devrec), "remove\n");
 
 	free_irq(spi->irq, devrec);
-	flush_work(&devrec->irqwork); /* TODO: Is this the right call? */
 	ieee802154_unregister_device(devrec->dev);
 	ieee802154_free_device(devrec->dev);
 	/* TODO: Will ieee802154_free_device() wait until ->xmit() is