diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ixp4xx-beeper.c b/drivers/input/misc/ixp4xx-beeper.c
index 9946d73624b9188bc88bf3400a2f026b3828489b..9dfd6e5f786f6b04b9d35699333dbc6324414bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ixp4xx-beeper.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ixp4xx-beeper.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static int __devinit ixp4xx_spkr_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	input_dev->event = ixp4xx_spkr_event;
 
 	err = request_irq(IRQ_IXP4XX_TIMER2, &ixp4xx_spkr_interrupt,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER, "ixp4xx-beeper", (void *) dev->id);
+			  IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, "ixp4xx-beeper",
+			  (void *) dev->id);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_device;