diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index f424b867f73e0..25f2b296aaba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -739,10 +739,10 @@ static int phy_disable_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev)
 int phy_start_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	atomic_set(&phydev->irq_disable, 0);
-	if (request_irq(phydev->irq, phy_interrupt,
-				IRQF_SHARED,
-				"phy_interrupt",
-				phydev) < 0) {
+	if (request_threaded_irq(phydev->irq, NULL, phy_interrupt,
+				 IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_SHARED,
+				 "phy_interrupt",
+				 phydev) < 0) {
 		pr_warn("%s: Can't get IRQ %d (PHY)\n",
 			phydev->mdio.bus->name, phydev->irq);
 		phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;