diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
index d283ed092519..229279f325a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/8390/ax88796.c
@@ -872,6 +872,9 @@ static int ax_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev->irq = irq->start;
 	ax->irqflags = irq->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;
 
+	if (irq->flags &  IORESOURCE_IRQ_SHAREABLE)
+		ax->irqflags |= IRQF_SHARED;
+
 	mem = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!mem) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no MEM specified\n");