diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
index d8d006fe535edc7688ce0f5c42b881294ac79f40..bbdd10632373d0481ae7dd21b331ce566903c77c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/main.c
@@ -5994,6 +5994,11 @@ static const struct wiphy_wowlan_support wlcore_wowlan_support = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static irqreturn_t wlcore_hardirq(int irq, void *cookie)
+{
+	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+}
+
 static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 {
 	struct wl1271 *wl = context;
@@ -6002,6 +6007,7 @@ static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	struct wl12xx_platform_data *pdata = pdev_data->pdata;
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 	int ret;
+	irq_handler_t hardirq_fn = NULL;
 
 	if (fw) {
 		wl->nvs = kmemdup(fw->data, fw->size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -6030,12 +6036,14 @@ static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 	wl->platform_quirks = pdata->platform_quirks;
 	wl->if_ops = pdev_data->if_ops;
 
-	if (wl->platform_quirks & WL12XX_PLATFORM_QUIRK_EDGE_IRQ)
+	if (wl->platform_quirks & WL12XX_PLATFORM_QUIRK_EDGE_IRQ) {
 		irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING;
-	else
+		hardirq_fn = wlcore_hardirq;
+	} else {
 		irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_ONESHOT;
+	}
 
-	ret = request_threaded_irq(wl->irq, NULL, wlcore_irq,
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(wl->irq, hardirq_fn, wlcore_irq,
 				   irqflags, pdev->name, wl);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		wl1271_error("request_irq() failed: %d", ret);