diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 64d5ad0b8add85190ef600bb4f4887889729ef29..5c8da2c2c185e260c7a0fe88c0588c9626302b45 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ static void hpet_set_mode(enum clock_event_mode mode,
 		now = hpet_readl(HPET_COUNTER);
 		cmp = now + (unsigned long) delta;
 		cfg = hpet_readl(HPET_Tn_CFG(timer));
+		/* Make sure we use edge triggered interrupts */
+		cfg &= ~HPET_TN_LEVEL;
 		cfg |= HPET_TN_ENABLE | HPET_TN_PERIODIC |
 		       HPET_TN_SETVAL | HPET_TN_32BIT;
 		hpet_writel(cfg, HPET_Tn_CFG(timer));