diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4c_irq.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4c_irq.c
index 6f28a13829ca9fccbd96c82f1f75f01b6b7b08a8..ae3149ecaecd515a920dfa7c44cadc033c13a2d4 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4c_irq.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/sun4c_irq.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void __init sun4c_init_timers(irq_handler_t counter_fn)
 		prom_halt();
 	}
     
-	claim_ticker14(NULL, PROFILE_IRQ, 0);
+	sun4c_disable_irq(PROFILE_IRQ);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP