diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91.c
index bd61e99..5c8addc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-at91.c
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@
 					AT91_RTC_CALEV);
 
 	ret = request_irq(AT91_ID_SYS, at91_rtc_interrupt,
-				IRQF_SHARED, "at91_rtc", pdev);
+				IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED,
+				"at91_rtc", pdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "at91_rtc: IRQ %d already in use.\n",
 				AT91_ID_SYS);