diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-gpt.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-gpt.c
index 706c0d0..7b2c70f 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-gpt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-imx-gpt.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 	struct clk *clk_ipg;
 	const struct imx_gpt_data *gpt;
 	struct clock_event_device ced;
-	struct irqaction act;
 };
 
 struct imx_gpt_data {
@@ -273,7 +272,6 @@
 static int __init mxc_clockevent_init(struct imx_timer *imxtm)
 {
 	struct clock_event_device *ced = &imxtm->ced;
-	struct irqaction *act = &imxtm->act;
 
 	ced->name = "mxc_timer1";
 	ced->features = CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_DYNIRQ;
@@ -287,12 +285,8 @@
 	clockevents_config_and_register(ced, clk_get_rate(imxtm->clk_per),
 					0xff, 0xfffffffe);
 
-	act->name = "i.MX Timer Tick";
-	act->flags = IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL;
-	act->handler = mxc_timer_interrupt;
-	act->dev_id = ced;
-
-	return setup_irq(imxtm->irq, act);
+	return request_irq(imxtm->irq, mxc_timer_interrupt,
+			   IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_IRQPOLL, "i.MX Timer Tick", ced);
 }
 
 static void imx1_gpt_setup_tctl(struct imx_timer *imxtm)