unsigned long flags;
        struct wl1271 *wl = cookie;
 
+       /* complete the ELP completion */
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+       set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_RUNNING, &wl->flags);
+       if (wl->elp_compl) {
+               complete(wl->elp_compl);
+               wl->elp_compl = NULL;
+       }
+
+       if (test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_SUSPENDED, &wl->flags)) {
+               /* don't enqueue a work right now. mark it as pending */
+               set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_PENDING_WORK, &wl->flags);
+               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "should not enqueue work");
+               disable_irq_nosync(wl->irq);
+               pm_wakeup_event(wl->dev, 0);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+               return IRQ_HANDLED;
+       }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
+
        /* TX might be handled here, avoid redundant work */
        set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_TX_PENDING, &wl->flags);
        cancel_work_sync(&wl->tx_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wlcore_free_hw);
 
-static irqreturn_t wl12xx_hardirq(int irq, void *cookie)
-{
-       struct wl1271 *wl = cookie;
-       unsigned long flags;
-
-       wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "IRQ");
-
-       /* complete the ELP completion */
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
-       set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IRQ_RUNNING, &wl->flags);
-       if (wl->elp_compl) {
-               complete(wl->elp_compl);
-               wl->elp_compl = NULL;
-       }
-
-       if (test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_SUSPENDED, &wl->flags)) {
-               /* don't enqueue a work right now. mark it as pending */
-               set_bit(WL1271_FLAG_PENDING_WORK, &wl->flags);
-               wl1271_debug(DEBUG_IRQ, "should not enqueue work");
-               disable_irq_nosync(wl->irq);
-               pm_wakeup_event(wl->dev, 0);
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
-               return IRQ_HANDLED;
-       }
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&wl->wl_lock, flags);
-
-       return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
-}
-
 static void wlcore_nvs_cb(const struct firmware *fw, void *context)
 {
        struct wl1271 *wl = context;
        else
                irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_ONESHOT;
 
-       ret = request_threaded_irq(wl->irq, wl12xx_hardirq, wlcore_irq,
-                                  irqflags,
-                                  pdev->name, wl);
+       ret = request_threaded_irq(wl->irq, NULL, wlcore_irq,
+                                  irqflags, pdev->name, wl);
        if (ret < 0) {
                wl1271_error("request_irq() failed: %d", ret);
                goto out_free_nvs;