diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/vt8500_timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/vt8500_timer.c
index ad3c0e83a779..1098ed3b9b89 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/vt8500_timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/vt8500_timer.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static irqreturn_t vt8500_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction irq = {
 	.name    = "vt8500_timer",
-	.flags   = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags   = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler = vt8500_timer_interrupt,
 	.dev_id  = &clockevent,
 };