diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/fpga.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/fpga.c
index 8bd71b2d0967..3c0e42219200 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/fpga.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/fpga.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ static struct irq_chip omap_fpga_irq = {
  * mask_ack routine for all of the FPGA interrupts has been changed from
  * fpga_mask_ack_irq() to fpga_ack_irq() so that the specific FPGA interrupt
  * being serviced is left unmasked.  We can do this because the FPGA cascade
- * interrupt is installed with the IRQF_DISABLED flag, which leaves all
- * interrupts masked at the CPU while an FPGA interrupt handler executes.
+ * interrupt is run with all interrupts masked.
  *
  * Limited testing indicates that this workaround appears to be effective
  * for the smc9194 Ethernet driver used on the Innovator.  It should work
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
index 358b82cb9f78..40a1ae319610 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@ static irqreturn_t omap_wakeup_interrupt(int irq, void *dev)
 
 static struct irqaction omap_wakeup_irq = {
 	.name		= "peripheral wakeup",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED,
 	.handler	= omap_wakeup_interrupt
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
index 80603d2fef77..6b5f298d6638 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/time.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static irqreturn_t omap_mpu_timer1_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction omap_mpu_timer1_irq = {
 	.name		= "mpu_timer1",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= omap_mpu_timer1_interrupt,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
index 0b74246ba62c..107e7ab3edba 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/timer32k.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static irqreturn_t omap_32k_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction omap_32k_timer_irq = {
 	.name		= "32KHz timer",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= omap_32k_timer_interrupt,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
index fa74a0625da1..038d384ac228 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/timer.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static irqreturn_t omap2_gp_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 static struct irqaction omap2_gp_timer_irq = {
 	.name		= "gp_timer",
-	.flags		= IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
+	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 	.handler	= omap2_gp_timer_interrupt,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 037660633fa4..01619c2910e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -1965,7 +1965,6 @@ static irqreturn_t omap2_dma_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 static struct irqaction omap24xx_dma_irq = {
 	.name = "DMA",
 	.handler = omap2_dma_irq_handler,
-	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED
 };
 
 #else