diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-meson6.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-meson6.c
index 9e8b467..99f5510 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-meson6.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-meson6.c
@@ -150,13 +150,6 @@
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction meson6_timer_irq = {
-	.name		= "meson6_timer",
-	.flags		= IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL,
-	.handler	= meson6_timer_interrupt,
-	.dev_id		= &meson6_clockevent,
-};
-
 static int __init meson6_timer_init(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	u32 val;
@@ -194,7 +187,9 @@
 	/* Stop the timer A */
 	meson6_clkevt_time_stop();
 
-	ret = setup_irq(irq, &meson6_timer_irq);
+	ret = request_irq(irq, meson6_timer_interrupt,
+			  IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL, "meson6_timer",
+			  &meson6_clockevent);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_warn("failed to setup irq %d\n", irq);
 		return ret;