diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
index 9a81f778d6b2..1963cddbf214 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-twl.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ static int __devinit twl_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out1;
 
-	ret = request_irq(irq, twl_rtc_interrupt,
+	ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, twl_rtc_interrupt,
 				IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
 				dev_name(&rtc->dev), rtc);
 	if (ret < 0) {