diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index a3b61336fe55..9543c9816eed 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1112,14 +1112,6 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* Request IRQ */
-	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, i2c_imx_isr, IRQF_SHARED,
-				pdev->name, i2c_imx);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't claim irq %d\n", irq);
-		goto clk_disable;
-	}
-
 	/* Init queue */
 	init_waitqueue_head(&i2c_imx->queue);
 
@@ -1138,6 +1130,14 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto rpm_disable;
 
+	/* Request IRQ */
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, i2c_imx_isr, NULL, IRQF_SHARED,
+				   pdev->name, i2c_imx);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't claim irq %d\n", irq);
+		goto rpm_disable;
+	}
+
 	/* Set up clock divider */
 	i2c_imx->bitrate = IMX_I2C_BIT_RATE;
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node,
@@ -1180,13 +1180,12 @@ static int i2c_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 clk_notifier_unregister:
 	clk_notifier_unregister(i2c_imx->clk, &i2c_imx->clk_change_nb);
+	free_irq(irq, i2c_imx);
 rpm_disable:
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
-
-clk_disable:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c_imx->clk);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1194,7 +1193,7 @@ clk_disable:
 static int i2c_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
-	int ret;
+	int irq, ret;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -1214,6 +1213,9 @@ static int i2c_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	imx_i2c_write_reg(0, i2c_imx, IMX_I2C_I2SR);
 
 	clk_notifier_unregister(i2c_imx->clk, &i2c_imx->clk_change_nb);
+	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
+	if (irq >= 0)
+		free_irq(irq, i2c_imx);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(i2c_imx->clk);
 
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);