diff --git a/drivers/net/3c523.c b/drivers/net/3c523.c
index ca00f0a11217..de579d043169 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c523.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c523.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int elmc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	elmc_id_attn586();	/* disable interrupts */
 
-	ret = request_irq(dev->irq, elmc_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM,
+	ret = request_irq(dev->irq, elmc_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 			  dev->name, dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: couldn't get irq %d\n", dev->name, dev->irq);
diff --git a/drivers/net/3c527.c b/drivers/net/3c527.c
index 70705d1306b9..0d6ca1e407d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c527.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c527.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ static int __init mc32_probe1(struct net_device *dev, int slot)
 	 *	Grab the IRQ
 	 */
 
-	err = request_irq(dev->irq, mc32_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM, DRV_NAME, dev);
+	err = request_irq(dev->irq, mc32_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED, DRV_NAME, dev);
 	if (err) {
 		release_region(dev->base_addr, MC32_IO_EXTENT);
 		pr_err("%s: unable to get IRQ %d.\n", DRV_NAME, dev->irq);