diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index 9ab8c52a5ba6..2844c9a72a98 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -897,6 +897,8 @@ static int dspi_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct spi_master *master = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct fsl_dspi *dspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 
+	if (dspi->irq)
+		disable_irq(dspi->irq);
 	spi_master_suspend(master);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dspi->clk);
 
@@ -917,6 +919,8 @@ static int dspi_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	spi_master_resume(master);
+	if (dspi->irq)
+		enable_irq(dspi->irq);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1094,8 +1098,8 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_clk_put;
 	}
 
-	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, dspi->irq, dspi_interrupt,
-			       IRQF_SHARED, pdev->name, dspi);
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(dspi->irq, dspi_interrupt, NULL,
+				   IRQF_SHARED, pdev->name, dspi);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to attach DSPI interrupt\n");
 		goto out_clk_put;
@@ -1105,7 +1109,7 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = dspi_request_dma(dspi, res->start);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't get dma channels\n");
-			goto out_clk_put;
+			goto out_free_irq;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1118,11 +1122,14 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = spi_register_master(master);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Problem registering DSPI master\n");
-		goto out_clk_put;
+		goto out_free_irq;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 
+out_free_irq:
+	if (dspi->irq)
+		free_irq(dspi->irq, dspi);
 out_clk_put:
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dspi->clk);
 out_master_put:
@@ -1148,6 +1155,8 @@ static int dspi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	regmap_update_bits(dspi->regmap, SPI_MCR, SPI_MCR_HALT, SPI_MCR_HALT);
 
 	dspi_release_dma(dspi);
+	if (dspi->irq)
+		free_irq(dspi->irq, dspi);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dspi->clk);
 
 	return 0;