diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
index e9d09b020e865ca2a2c875bc76a0d81929679a72..c5c9125dacecff8d58f7f447bf83342993d7dee4 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ void do_cpu_irq_mask(struct pt_regs *regs)
 static struct irqaction timer_action = {
 	.handler = timer_interrupt,
 	.name = "timer",
-	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_PERCPU,
+	.flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP