diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/ali-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/ali-ircc.c
index 963067d3bda2..dcc80d652b78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/ali-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/ali-ircc.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ static int ali_ircc_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 		IRDA_WARNING("%s, unable to allocate dma=%d\n",
 			     ALI_IRCC_DRIVER_NAME,
 			     self->io.dma);
-		free_irq(self->io.irq, self);
+		free_irq(self->io.irq, dev);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c b/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c
index 2d456dd164fb..1a89fd459dd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/via-ircc.c
@@ -1495,14 +1495,14 @@ static int via_ircc_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (request_dma(self->io.dma, dev->name)) {
 		IRDA_WARNING("%s, unable to allocate dma=%d\n", driver_name,
 			     self->io.dma);
-		free_irq(self->io.irq, self);
+		free_irq(self->io.irq, dev);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	if (self->io.dma2 != self->io.dma) {
 		if (request_dma(self->io.dma2, dev->name)) {
 			IRDA_WARNING("%s, unable to allocate dma2=%d\n",
 				     driver_name, self->io.dma2);
-			free_irq(self->io.irq, self);
+			free_irq(self->io.irq, dev);
 			free_dma(self->io.dma);
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
index 7d43506c7032..f5bb92f15880 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/w83977af_ir.c
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ static int w83977af_net_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * and clean up on failure.
 	 */
 	if (request_dma(self->io.dma, dev->name)) {
-		free_irq(self->io.irq, self);
+		free_irq(self->io.irq, dev);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}