diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 2301de19ac7d..58c861367300 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -824,10 +824,6 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 		rand_initialize_irq(irq);
 	}
 
-	/* Oneshot interrupts are not allowed with shared */
-	if ((new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT) && (new->flags & IRQF_SHARED))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/*
 	 * Check whether the interrupt nests into another interrupt
 	 * thread.
@@ -881,10 +877,12 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
 		 * Can't share interrupts unless both agree to and are
 		 * the same type (level, edge, polarity). So both flag
 		 * fields must have IRQF_SHARED set and the bits which
-		 * set the trigger type must match.
+		 * set the trigger type must match. Also all must
+		 * agree on ONESHOT.
 		 */
 		if (!((old->flags & new->flags) & IRQF_SHARED) ||
-		    ((old->flags ^ new->flags) & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK)) {
+		    ((old->flags ^ new->flags) & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK) ||
+		    ((old->flags ^ new->flags) & IRQF_ONESHOT)) {
 			old_name = old->name;
 			goto mismatch;
 		}