diff --git a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
index 9f971ed6b58d3193968ca14d3971b394182ce89e..1905532d0940db6e38f7de2a90b0996a38d372e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bfin_mac.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@ static int __devinit bfin_mac_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* now, enable interrupts */
 	/* register irq handler */
 	rc = request_irq(IRQ_MAC_RX, bfin_mac_interrupt,
-			IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED, "EMAC_RX", ndev);
+			IRQF_DISABLED, "EMAC_RX", ndev);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Cannot request Blackfin MAC RX IRQ!\n");
 		rc = -EBUSY;