diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/intern.h b/drivers/crypto/caam/intern.h
index 5d4c05074a5c222b03011db9b0cc41b1078a7725..e2bcacc1a921675cf30f70a40816e1306a8c3ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/intern.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/intern.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct caam_drv_private_jr {
 	struct device		*dev;
 	int ridx;
 	struct caam_job_ring __iomem *rregs;	/* JobR's register space */
+	struct tasklet_struct irqtask;
 	int irq;			/* One per queue */
 
 	/* Number of scatterlist crypt transforms active on the JobR */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/jr.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/jr.c
index 7331ea734f372abf63ae1e1960e913b5a54eb230..c8604dfadbf51bb3b687acbaa377296b209d2fb4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/jr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/jr.c
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ static int caam_jr_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 
 	ret = caam_reset_hw_jr(dev);
 
+	tasklet_kill(&jrp->irqtask);
+
 	/* Release interrupt */
 	free_irq(jrp->irq, dev);
 
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ static irqreturn_t caam_jr_interrupt(int irq, void *st_dev)
 
 	/*
 	 * Check the output ring for ready responses, kick
-	 * the threaded irq if jobs done.
+	 * tasklet if jobs done.
 	 */
 	irqstate = rd_reg32(&jrp->rregs->jrintstatus);
 	if (!irqstate)
@@ -150,13 +152,18 @@ static irqreturn_t caam_jr_interrupt(int irq, void *st_dev)
 	/* Have valid interrupt at this point, just ACK and trigger */
 	wr_reg32(&jrp->rregs->jrintstatus, irqstate);
 
-	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+	preempt_disable();
+	tasklet_schedule(&jrp->irqtask);
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static irqreturn_t caam_jr_threadirq(int irq, void *st_dev)
+/* Deferred service handler, run as interrupt-fired tasklet */
+static void caam_jr_dequeue(unsigned long devarg)
 {
 	int hw_idx, sw_idx, i, head, tail;
-	struct device *dev = st_dev;
+	struct device *dev = (struct device *)devarg;
 	struct caam_drv_private_jr *jrp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	void (*usercall)(struct device *dev, u32 *desc, u32 status, void *arg);
 	u32 *userdesc, userstatus;
@@ -230,8 +237,6 @@ static irqreturn_t caam_jr_threadirq(int irq, void *st_dev)
 
 	/* reenable / unmask IRQs */
 	clrsetbits_32(&jrp->rregs->rconfig_lo, JRCFG_IMSK, 0);
-
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -389,10 +394,11 @@ static int caam_jr_init(struct device *dev)
 
 	jrp = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	tasklet_init(&jrp->irqtask, caam_jr_dequeue, (unsigned long)dev);
+
 	/* Connect job ring interrupt handler. */
-	error = request_threaded_irq(jrp->irq, caam_jr_interrupt,
-				     caam_jr_threadirq, IRQF_SHARED,
-				     dev_name(dev), dev);
+	error = request_irq(jrp->irq, caam_jr_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
+			    dev_name(dev), dev);
 	if (error) {
 		dev_err(dev, "can't connect JobR %d interrupt (%d)\n",
 			jrp->ridx, jrp->irq);
@@ -454,6 +460,7 @@ static int caam_jr_init(struct device *dev)
 out_free_irq:
 	free_irq(jrp->irq, dev);
 out_kill_deq:
+	tasklet_kill(&jrp->irqtask);
 	return error;
 }