diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/time.c b/arch/avr32/kernel/time.c
index abd954fb7ba0..7e7f32771ae1 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/time.c
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *evdev = dev_id;
 
+	if (unlikely(!(intc_get_pending(0) & 1)))
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
 	/*
 	 * Disable the interrupt until the clockevent subsystem
 	 * reprograms it.
@@ -55,7 +58,8 @@ static irqreturn_t timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction timer_irqaction = {
 	.handler	= timer_interrupt,
-	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_DISABLED,
+	/* Oprofile uses the same irq as the timer, so allow it to be shared */
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED,
 	.name		= "avr32_comparator",
 };