diff --git a/arch/arm/common/timer-sp.c b/arch/arm/common/timer-sp.c
index e901d0f3e0bb..ce922d0ea7aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/timer-sp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/timer-sp.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static struct clock_event_device sp804_clockevent = {
 
 static struct irqaction sp804_timer_irq = {
 	.name		= "timer",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= sp804_timer_interrupt,
 	.dev_id		= &sp804_clockevent,
 };