diff --git a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
index 67f40b9c16ed..e973d056dc8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlx/atl1.c
@@ -2572,7 +2572,7 @@ static s32 atl1_up(struct atl1_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	int err;
-	int irq_flags = IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM;
+	int irq_flags = 0;
 
 	/* hardware has been reset, we need to reload some things */
 	atlx_set_multi(netdev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
index e94a966af418..2af413fbfb0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bcm63xx_enet.c
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ static int bcm_enet_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_phy_disconnect;
 
-	ret = request_irq(priv->irq_rx, bcm_enet_isr_dma,
-			  IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM | IRQF_DISABLED, dev->name, dev);
+	ret = request_irq(priv->irq_rx, bcm_enet_isr_dma, IRQF_DISABLED,
+			  dev->name, dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_freeirq;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c b/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
index 80c2feeefec5..e759d74edd01 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cris/eth_v10.c
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ e100_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* allocate the irq corresponding to the receiving DMA */
 
-	if (request_irq(NETWORK_DMA_RX_IRQ_NBR, e100rxtx_interrupt,
-			IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM, cardname, (void *)dev)) {
+	if (request_irq(NETWORK_DMA_RX_IRQ_NBR, e100rxtx_interrupt, 0, cardname,
+			(void *)dev)) {
 		goto grace_exit0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ibmlana.c b/drivers/net/ibmlana.c
index 94d9969ec0bb..f872f966927a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ibmlana.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ibmlana.c
@@ -782,7 +782,8 @@ static int ibmlana_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* register resources - only necessary for IRQ */
 
-	result = request_irq(priv->realirq, irq_handler, IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM, dev->name, dev);
+	result = request_irq(priv->realirq, irq_handler, IRQF_SHARED,
+			     dev->name, dev);
 	if (result != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: failed to register irq %d\n", dev->name, dev->irq);
 		return result;
diff --git a/drivers/net/macb.c b/drivers/net/macb.c
index 79ccb54ab00c..2cb4e792f871 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macb.c
@@ -1171,8 +1171,7 @@ static int __init macb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	dev->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, macb_interrupt, IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
-			  dev->name, dev);
+	err = request_irq(dev->irq, macb_interrupt, 0, dev->name, dev);
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "%s: Unable to request IRQ %d (error %d)\n",
diff --git a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
index 83348dc4b184..933671556c15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netxen/netxen_nic_main.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ netxen_nic_request_irq(struct netxen_adapter *adapter)
 	struct nx_host_sds_ring *sds_ring;
 	int err, ring;
 
-	unsigned long flags = IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM;
+	unsigned long flags = 0;
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	struct netxen_recv_context *recv_ctx = &adapter->recv_ctx;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/niu.c b/drivers/net/niu.c
index 32678b6c6b39..681a42ca5c51 100644
--- a/drivers/net/niu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/niu.c
@@ -6071,8 +6071,7 @@ static int niu_request_irq(struct niu *np)
 	for (i = 0; i < np->num_ldg; i++) {
 		struct niu_ldg *lp = &np->ldg[i];
 
-		err = request_irq(lp->irq, niu_interrupt,
-				  IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
+		err = request_irq(lp->irq, niu_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 				  np->irq_name[i], lp);
 		if (err)
 			goto out_free_irqs;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
index 348b4f1367c9..f3f737b91248 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
@@ -3468,7 +3468,7 @@ static int ql_adapter_up(struct ql3_adapter *qdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = qdev->ndev;
 	int err;
-	unsigned long irq_flags = IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM | IRQF_SHARED;
+	unsigned long irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED;
 	unsigned long hw_flags;
 
 	if (ql_alloc_mem_resources(qdev)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.c b/drivers/net/tg3.c
index 73c942d85f07..b7e03a6ebf25 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.c
@@ -8839,12 +8839,12 @@ static int tg3_request_irq(struct tg3 *tp, int irq_num)
 		fn = tg3_msi;
 		if (tp->tg3_flags2 & TG3_FLG2_1SHOT_MSI)
 			fn = tg3_msi_1shot;
-		flags = IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM;
+		flags = 0;
 	} else {
 		fn = tg3_interrupt;
 		if (tp->tg3_flags & TG3_FLAG_TAGGED_STATUS)
 			fn = tg3_interrupt_tagged;
-		flags = IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM;
+		flags = IRQF_SHARED;
 	}
 
 	return request_irq(tnapi->irq_vec, fn, flags, name, tnapi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 5c8d9c385be0..c06f5a09b263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1416,8 +1416,7 @@ static int setup_netfront(struct xenbus_device *dev, struct netfront_info *info)
 		goto fail;
 
 	err = bind_evtchn_to_irqhandler(info->evtchn, xennet_interrupt,
-					IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM, netdev->name,
-					netdev);
+					0, netdev->name, netdev);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto fail;
 	netdev->irq = err;