diff --git a/arch/m68k/atari/stdma.c b/arch/m68k/atari/stdma.c
index d64b5804e980..d01deb46ebbc 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/atari/stdma.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/atari/stdma.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int stdma_islocked(void)
 void __init stdma_init(void)
 {
 	stdma_isr = NULL;
-	request_irq(IRQ_MFP_FDC, stdma_int, IRQ_TYPE_SLOW,
+	request_irq(IRQ_MFP_FDC, stdma_int, IRQ_TYPE_SLOW | SA_SHIRQ,
 	            "ST-DMA: floppy/ACSI/IDE/Falcon-SCSI", stdma_int);
 }