diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
index 29a8af6922a87eeb445eacc6971c3aaa15f6bcf9..9f67338ac2ee4e17150134328733277fc0098ddd 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Kconfig
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ config MXC_IRQ_PRIOR
 	help
 	  Select this if you want to use prioritized IRQ handling.
 	  This feature prevents higher priority ISR to be interrupted
-	  by lower priority IRQ even IRQF_DISABLED flag is not set.
+	  by lower priority IRQ.
 	  This may be useful in embedded applications, where are strong
 	  requirements for timing.
 	  Say N here, unless you have a specialized requirement.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/epit.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/epit.c
index e02de188ae83ba7a5e51b4184f1cc85c05c86d34..074b1a81ba764aa2caeecf6f973c3807e2f5b4a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/epit.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/epit.c
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ static irqreturn_t epit_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction epit_timer_irq = {
 	.name		= "i.MX EPIT Timer Tick",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= epit_timer_interrupt,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-armadillo5x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-armadillo5x0.c
index 368a6e3f5926b2d62c12e17fc6ecf8216e4be06c..58b864a3fc207a9df50c911e17930c00d93a584c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-armadillo5x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-armadillo5x0.c
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ static int armadillo5x0_sdhc1_init(struct device *dev,
 
 	/* When supported the trigger type have to be BOTH */
 	ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX31_PIN_ATA_DMACK)),
-			  detect_irq,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
+			  detect_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
 			  "sdhc-detect", data);
 
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31_3ds.c
index 1ed916175d41bf4f5ccfc10e5fc981b151234874..50044a21b388f76a97458a70e87d6166809c1b53 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31_3ds.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int mx31_3ds_sdhc1_init(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX31_PIN_GPIO3_1)),
-			  detect_irq, IRQF_DISABLED |
+			  detect_irq,
 			  IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING | IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
 			  "sdhc1-detect", data);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
index bc0261e99d398f1632986cccf9785a58519c809c..45303bd629022d66ef167d0830f5c6088c5c44d8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
@@ -371,8 +371,7 @@ static int pcm970_sdhc1_init(struct device *dev, irq_handler_t detect_irq,
 #endif
 
 	ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX31_PIN_SCK6)), detect_irq,
-			IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
-				"sdhc-detect", data);
+			IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING, "sdhc-detect", data);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_gpio_free_2;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx31lilly-db.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx31lilly-db.c
index d4361b80c5fba0c60d5436bbdd0401ffd97b9a3f..649fe49ce85eed34765474badbc1be36a9627b4b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx31lilly-db.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx31lilly-db.c
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ static int mxc_mmc1_init(struct device *dev,
 	gpio_direction_input(gpio_wp);
 
 	ret = request_irq(gpio_to_irq(IOMUX_TO_GPIO(MX31_PIN_GPIO1_1)),
-			  detect_irq,
-			  IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
+			  detect_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
 			  "MMC detect", data);
 	if (ret)
 		goto exit_free_wp;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/time.c
index cd46529e9eaa1a8925129370fb25476a861908e8..9b6638aadeaa8958069f018c734c077593410044 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/time.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mxc_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction mxc_timer_irq = {
 	.name		= "i.MX Timer Tick",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= mxc_timer_interrupt,
 };