diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 853aefbd184b..7230d914eaa2 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -547,14 +547,11 @@ int request_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
 		 * We do this before actually registering it, to make sure that
 		 * a 'real' IRQ doesn't run in parallel with our fake
 		 */
-		if (irqflags & IRQF_DISABLED) {
-			unsigned long flags;
+		unsigned long flags;
 
-			local_irq_save(flags);
-			handler(irq, dev_id);
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
-		} else
-			handler(irq, dev_id);
+		local_irq_save(flags);
+		handler(irq, dev_id);
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 #endif