diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
index 81280825..36bbc60 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/timer.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
 	*__this_cpu_ptr(msm_evt.percpu_evt) = evt;
 	clockevents_register_device(evt);
-	enable_percpu_irq(evt->irq, 0);
+	enable_percpu_irq(evt->irq, IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 		res = request_percpu_irq(ce->irq, msm_timer_interrupt,
 					 ce->name, msm_evt.percpu_evt);
 		if (!res) {
-			enable_percpu_irq(ce->irq, 0);
+			enable_percpu_irq(ce->irq, IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING);
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCAL_TIMERS
 			local_timer_register(&msm_local_timer_ops);
 #endif