diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
index 4bcf9ca..b11a2ec 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ab8500.c
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static int __devinit ab8500_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	err = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, rtc_alarm_handler,
-		IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, "ab8500-rtc", rtc);
+		IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_ONESHOT, "ab8500-rtc", rtc);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		rtc_device_unregister(rtc);
 		return err;