diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
index 9530405030a7..c415ac67cb7b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fman/fman.c
@@ -2801,7 +2801,8 @@ static struct fman *read_dts_node(struct platform_device *of_dev)
 	of_node_put(muram_node);
 	of_node_put(fm_node);
 
-	err = devm_request_irq(&of_dev->dev, irq, fman_irq, 0, "fman", fman);
+	err = devm_request_irq(&of_dev->dev, irq, fman_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
+			       "fman", fman);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		dev_err(&of_dev->dev, "%s: irq %d allocation failed (error = %d)\n",
 			__func__, irq, err);