diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
index 033303708c8b..cb28bbdc9e17 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-cmos.c
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ cmos_do_probe(struct device *dev, struct resource *ports, int rtc_irq)
 			rtc_cmos_int_handler = cmos_interrupt;
 
 		retval = request_irq(rtc_irq, rtc_cmos_int_handler,
-				IRQF_SHARED, dev_name(&cmos_rtc.rtc->dev),
+				0, dev_name(&cmos_rtc.rtc->dev),
 				cmos_rtc.rtc);
 		if (retval < 0) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "IRQ %d is already in use\n", rtc_irq);