}
 
 
-/* Interrupt handler */
-static irqreturn_t omap4_keypad_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
+/* Interrupt handlers */
+static irqreturn_t omap4_keypad_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+       struct omap4_keypad *keypad_data = dev_id;
+
+       if (kbd_read_irqreg(keypad_data, OMAP4_KBD_IRQSTATUS)) {
+               /* Disable interrupts */
+               kbd_write_irqreg(keypad_data, OMAP4_KBD_IRQENABLE,
+                                OMAP4_VAL_IRQDISABLE);
+               return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+       }
+
+       return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t omap4_keypad_irq_thread_fn(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
        struct omap4_keypad *keypad_data = dev_id;
        struct input_dev *input_dev = keypad_data->input;
        unsigned int col, row, code, changed;
        u32 *new_state = (u32 *) key_state;
 
-       /* Disable interrupts */
-       kbd_write_irqreg(keypad_data, OMAP4_KBD_IRQENABLE,
-                        OMAP4_VAL_IRQDISABLE);
-
        *new_state = kbd_readl(keypad_data, OMAP4_KBD_FULLCODE31_0);
        *(new_state + 1) = kbd_readl(keypad_data, OMAP4_KBD_FULLCODE63_32);
 
                goto err_free_keymap;
        }
 
-       error = request_irq(keypad_data->irq, omap4_keypad_interrupt,
-                            IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
-                            "omap4-keypad", keypad_data);
+       error = request_threaded_irq(keypad_data->irq, omap4_keypad_irq_handler,
+                                    omap4_keypad_irq_thread_fn,
+                                    IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING,
+                                    "omap4-keypad", keypad_data);
        if (error) {
                dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to register interrupt\n");
                goto err_free_input;