diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/timer.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/timer.c
index a6683484b3a1..f8832cf49384 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/timer.c
@@ -161,13 +161,6 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction timer_irqaction = {
-	.handler = timer_interrupt,
-	.flags = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.name = "timer",
-	.dev_id = &clockevent_xilinx_timer,
-};
-
 static __init int xilinx_clockevent_init(void)
 {
 	clockevent_xilinx_timer.mult =
@@ -309,7 +302,8 @@ static int __init xilinx_timer_init(struct device_node *timer)
 
 	freq_div_hz = timer_clock_freq / HZ;
 
-	ret = setup_irq(irq, &timer_irqaction);
+	ret = request_irq(irq, timer_interrupt, IRQF_TIMER, "timer",
+			  &clockevent_xilinx_timer);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("Failed to setup IRQ");
 		return ret;