diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/ecard.c b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/ecard.c
index fcb1d59..f726d4c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-rpc/ecard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-rpc/ecard.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(ec->irq, &ecard_chip,
 					 handle_level_irq);
 		irq_set_chip_data(ec->irq, ec);
-		set_irq_flags(ec->irq, IRQF_VALID);
+		irq_clear_status_flags(ec->irq, IRQ_NOREQUEST);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_RPC