diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index cf7e697..8b6e30a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
 			 * that here.  (The "generic irq" framework may help...)
 			 */
 			ts->irq_disabled = 1;
-			disable_irq(ts->spi->irq);
+			disable_irq_nosync(ts->spi->irq);
 			ts->pending = 1;
 			hrtimer_start(&ts->timer, ktime_set(0, TS_POLL_DELAY),
 					HRTIMER_MODE_REL);