diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/gpio.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/gpio.c
index 6a04a1be573a..c41812ad7415 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/gpio.c
@@ -384,7 +384,11 @@ static int gb_gpio_request_recv(u8 type, struct gb_operation *op)
 	}
 
 	local_irq_disable();
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 2, 0)
 	generic_handle_irq_desc(irq, desc);
+#else
+	generic_handle_irq_desc(desc);
+#endif
 	local_irq_enable();
 
 	return 0;