diff --git a/drivers/char/rtc.c b/drivers/char/rtc.c
index cd4fe8b1709f67593d47939819c9fd6a37e32ce3..63fff7c1244a29941dba32b1047ad63a31644831 100644
--- a/drivers/char/rtc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/rtc.c
@@ -938,10 +938,9 @@ static int __init rtc_init(void)
 
 	/*
 	 * XXX Interrupt pin #7 in Espresso is shared between RTC and
-	 * PCI Slot 2 INTA# (and some INTx# in Slot 1). SA_INTERRUPT here
-	 * is asking for trouble with add-on boards. Change to SA_SHIRQ.
+	 * PCI Slot 2 INTA# (and some INTx# in Slot 1).
 	 */
-	if (request_irq(rtc_irq, rtc_interrupt, SA_INTERRUPT, "rtc", (void *)&rtc_port)) {
+	if (request_irq(rtc_irq, rtc_interrupt, SA_SHIRQ, "rtc", (void *)&rtc_port)) {
 		/*
 		 * Standard way for sparc to print irq's is to use
 		 * __irq_itoa(). I think for EBus it's ok to use %d.