diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 412a1e04a922..02367a8a60e9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ acpi_os_install_interrupt_handler(u32 gsi, acpi_osd_handler handler,
 
 	acpi_irq_handler = handler;
 	acpi_irq_context = context;
-	if (request_irq(irq, acpi_irq, IRQF_SHARED, "acpi", acpi_irq)) {
+	if (request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, acpi_irq, IRQF_SHARED, "acpi",
+				 acpi_irq)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "SCI (IRQ%d) allocation failed\n", irq);
 		acpi_irq_handler = NULL;
 		return AE_NOT_ACQUIRED;