diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-atlas7.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-atlas7.c
index 93c3ac6..c21c91c 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-atlas7.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-atlas7.c
@@ -159,29 +159,23 @@
 	.resume = sirfsoc_clocksource_resume,
 };
 
-static struct irqaction sirfsoc_timer_irq = {
-	.name = "sirfsoc_timer0",
-	.flags = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
-	.handler = sirfsoc_timer_interrupt,
-};
-
-static struct irqaction sirfsoc_timer1_irq = {
-	.name = "sirfsoc_timer1",
-	.flags = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING,
-	.handler = sirfsoc_timer_interrupt,
-};
+static unsigned int sirfsoc_timer_irq, sirfsoc_timer1_irq;
 
 static int sirfsoc_local_timer_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *ce = per_cpu_ptr(sirfsoc_clockevent, cpu);
-	struct irqaction *action;
+	unsigned int irq;
+	const char *name;
 
-	if (cpu == 0)
-		action = &sirfsoc_timer_irq;
-	else
-		action = &sirfsoc_timer1_irq;
+	if (cpu == 0) {
+		irq = sirfsoc_timer_irq;
+		name = "sirfsoc_timer0";
+	} else {
+		irq = sirfsoc_timer1_irq;
+		name = "sirfsoc_timer1";
+	}
 
-	ce->irq = action->irq;
+	ce->irq = irq;
 	ce->name = "local_timer";
 	ce->features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;
 	ce->rating = 200;
@@ -196,9 +190,9 @@
 	ce->min_delta_ticks = 2;
 	ce->cpumask = cpumask_of(cpu);
 
-	action->dev_id = ce;
-	BUG_ON(setup_irq(ce->irq, action));
-	irq_force_affinity(action->irq, cpumask_of(cpu));
+	BUG_ON(request_irq(ce->irq, sirfsoc_timer_interrupt,
+			   IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NOBALANCING, name, ce));
+	irq_force_affinity(ce->irq, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	clockevents_register_device(ce);
 	return 0;
@@ -206,12 +200,14 @@
 
 static int sirfsoc_local_timer_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+	struct clock_event_device *ce = per_cpu_ptr(sirfsoc_clockevent, cpu);
+
 	sirfsoc_timer_count_disable(1);
 
 	if (cpu == 0)
-		remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer_irq);
+		free_irq(sirfsoc_timer_irq, ce);
 	else
-		remove_irq(sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq, &sirfsoc_timer1_irq);
+		free_irq(sirfsoc_timer1_irq, ce);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -268,14 +264,14 @@
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
-	if (!sirfsoc_timer_irq.irq) {
+	sirfsoc_timer_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
+	if (!sirfsoc_timer_irq) {
 		pr_err("No irq passed for timer0 via DT\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 1);
-	if (!sirfsoc_timer1_irq.irq) {
+	sirfsoc_timer1_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 1);
+	if (!sirfsoc_timer1_irq) {
 		pr_err("No irq passed for timer1 via DT\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}