diff --git a/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
index bc762ba87a19..2a8259f0c6be 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/interrupt-cnt.c
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ static int interrupt_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	irq_set_status_flags(priv->irq, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, priv->irq, interrupt_cnt_isr,
-			       IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
-			       dev_name(dev), counter);
+			       IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING, dev_name(dev), counter);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;