diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-orion/time.c b/arch/arm/plat-orion/time.c
index ffb93db68e9c..509d4824dc1c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-orion/time.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-orion/time.c
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ static irqreturn_t orion_timer_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction orion_timer_irq = {
-	.name		= "orion_tick",
-	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler	= orion_timer_interrupt
-};
-
 void __init
 orion_time_set_base(void __iomem *_timer_base)
 {
@@ -236,7 +230,9 @@ orion_time_init(void __iomem *_bridge_base, u32 _bridge_timer1_clr_mask,
 	/*
 	 * Setup clockevent timer (interrupt-driven).
 	 */
-	setup_irq(irq, &orion_timer_irq);
+	if (request_irq(irq, orion_timer_interrupt, IRQF_TIMER, "orion_tick",
+			NULL))
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %u (orion_tick)\n", irq);
 	orion_clkevt.cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
 	clockevents_config_and_register(&orion_clkevt, tclk, 1, 0xfffffffe);
 }