diff --git a/drivers/power/pda_power.c b/drivers/power/pda_power.c
index d30bb766fcef..b56a704409d2 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pda_power.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pda_power.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 static inline unsigned int get_irq_flags(struct resource *res)
 {
-	unsigned int flags = IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_SHARED;
+	unsigned int flags = IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM | IRQF_SHARED;
 
 	flags |= res->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK;