diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
index 19152fd449ba..6fc694e8b7f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/p54spi.c
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static int p54spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	gpio_direction_input(p54spi_gpio_irq);
 
 	ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(p54spi_gpio_irq),
-			  p54spi_interrupt, 0, "p54spi",
+			  p54spi_interrupt, IRQF_NO_AUTOEN, "p54spi",
 			  priv->spi);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&priv->spi->dev, "request_irq() failed");
@@ -632,8 +632,6 @@ static int p54spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	irq_set_irq_type(gpio_to_irq(p54spi_gpio_irq), IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING);
 
-	disable_irq(gpio_to_irq(p54spi_gpio_irq));
-
 	INIT_WORK(&priv->work, p54spi_work);
 	init_completion(&priv->fw_comp);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->tx_pending);