diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
index 370e13dde115..5730fe2445a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smc91x.h
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static inline void mcf_outsw(void *a, unsigned char *p, int l)
 #define SMC_insw(a, r, p, l)	mcf_insw(a + r, p, l)
 #define SMC_outsw(a, r, p, l)	mcf_outsw(a + r, p, l)
 
-#define SMC_IRQ_FLAGS		(IRQF_DISABLED)
+#define SMC_IRQ_FLAGS		0
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc9420.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc9420.c
index ffa5c4ad1210..5f9e79f7f2df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc9420.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc9420.c
@@ -1356,8 +1356,7 @@ static int smsc9420_open(struct net_device *dev)
 	smsc9420_reg_write(pd, INT_STAT, 0xFFFFFFFF);
 	smsc9420_pci_flush_write(pd);
 
-	result = request_irq(irq, smsc9420_isr, IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_DISABLED,
-			     DRV_NAME, pd);
+	result = request_irq(irq, smsc9420_isr, IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, pd);
 	if (result) {
 		smsc_warn(IFUP, "Unable to use IRQ = %d", irq);
 		result = -ENODEV;