diff --git a/arch/m68k/68000/timers.c b/arch/m68k/68000/timers.c
index 71ddb4c98726..1c8e8a83c325 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/68000/timers.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/68000/timers.c
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ static irqreturn_t hw_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-static struct irqaction m68328_timer_irq = {
-	.name	 = "timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = hw_tick,
-};
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 static u64 m68328_read_clk(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -102,11 +94,17 @@ static struct clocksource m68328_clk = {
 
 void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	/* disable timer 1 */
 	TCTL = 0;
 
 	/* set ISR */
-	setup_irq(TMR_IRQ_NUM, &m68328_timer_irq);
+	ret = request_irq(TMR_IRQ_NUM, hw_tick, IRQF_TIMER, "timer", NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (timer): %pe\n", TMR_IRQ_NUM,
+		       ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 
 	/* Restart mode, Enable int, Set clock source */
 	TCTL = TCTL_OM | TCTL_IRQEN | CLOCK_SOURCE;
diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/pit.c b/arch/m68k/coldfire/pit.c
index eb6f16b0e2e6..fd1d9c915daa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/pit.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/pit.c
@@ -111,14 +111,6 @@ static irqreturn_t pit_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-static struct irqaction pit_irq = {
-	.name	 = "timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = pit_tick,
-};
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 static u64 pit_read_clk(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -146,6 +138,8 @@ static struct clocksource pit_clk = {
 
 void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	cf_pit_clockevent.cpumask = cpumask_of(smp_processor_id());
 	cf_pit_clockevent.mult = div_sc(FREQ, NSEC_PER_SEC, 32);
 	cf_pit_clockevent.max_delta_ns =
@@ -156,7 +150,11 @@ void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 	cf_pit_clockevent.min_delta_ticks = 0x3f;
 	clockevents_register_device(&cf_pit_clockevent);
 
-	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_PIT1, &pit_irq);
+	ret = request_irq(MCF_IRQ_PIT1, pit_tick, IRQF_TIMER, "timer", NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (timer): %pe\n", MCF_IRQ_PIT1,
+		       ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 
 	clocksource_register_hz(&pit_clk, FREQ);
 }
diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/sltimers.c b/arch/m68k/coldfire/sltimers.c
index 1b11e7bacab3..5ab81c9c552d 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/sltimers.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/sltimers.c
@@ -50,18 +50,19 @@ irqreturn_t mcfslt_profile_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static struct irqaction mcfslt_profile_irq = {
-	.name	 = "profile timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = mcfslt_profile_tick,
-};
-
 void mcfslt_profile_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "PROFILE: lodging TIMER 1 @ %dHz as profile timer\n",
 	       PROFILEHZ);
 
-	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, &mcfslt_profile_irq);
+	ret = request_irq(MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, mcfslt_profile_tick, IRQF_TIMER,
+			  "profile timer", NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (profile timer): %pe\n",
+		       MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 
 	/* Set up TIMER 2 as high speed profile clock */
 	__raw_writel(MCF_BUSCLK / PROFILEHZ - 1, PA(MCFSLT_STCNT));
@@ -92,12 +93,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mcfslt_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 	return timer_interrupt(irq, dummy);
 }
 
-static struct irqaction mcfslt_timer_irq = {
-	.name	 = "timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = mcfslt_tick,
-};
-
 static u64 mcfslt_read_clk(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -126,6 +121,8 @@ static struct clocksource mcfslt_clk = {
 
 void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 {
+	int r;
+
 	mcfslt_cycles_per_jiffy = MCF_BUSCLK / HZ;
 	/*
 	 *	The coldfire slice timer (SLT) runs from STCNT to 0 included,
@@ -140,7 +137,11 @@ void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 	mcfslt_cnt = mcfslt_cycles_per_jiffy;
 
 	timer_interrupt = handler;
-	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_TIMER, &mcfslt_timer_irq);
+	r = request_irq(MCF_IRQ_TIMER, mcfslt_tick, IRQF_TIMER, "timer", NULL);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (timer): %pe\n", MCF_IRQ_TIMER,
+		       ERR_PTR(r));
+	}
 
 	clocksource_register_hz(&mcfslt_clk, MCF_BUSCLK);
 
diff --git a/arch/m68k/coldfire/timers.c b/arch/m68k/coldfire/timers.c
index 227aa5d13709..b8301fddf901 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/coldfire/timers.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/coldfire/timers.c
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ static irqreturn_t mcftmr_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-static struct irqaction mcftmr_timer_irq = {
-	.name	 = "timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = mcftmr_tick,
-};
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 static u64 mcftmr_read_clk(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -118,6 +110,8 @@ static struct clocksource mcftmr_clk = {
 
 void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 {
+	int r;
+
 	__raw_writew(MCFTIMER_TMR_DISABLE, TA(MCFTIMER_TMR));
 	mcftmr_cycles_per_jiffy = FREQ / HZ;
 	/*
@@ -134,7 +128,11 @@ void hw_timer_init(irq_handler_t handler)
 
 	timer_interrupt = handler;
 	init_timer_irq();
-	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_TIMER, &mcftmr_timer_irq);
+	r = request_irq(MCF_IRQ_TIMER, mcftmr_tick, IRQF_TIMER, "timer", NULL);
+	if (r) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (timer): %pe\n", MCF_IRQ_TIMER,
+		       ERR_PTR(r));
+	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
 	coldfire_profile_init();
@@ -170,14 +168,10 @@ irqreturn_t coldfire_profile_tick(int irq, void *dummy)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-static struct irqaction coldfire_profile_irq = {
-	.name	 = "profile timer",
-	.flags	 = IRQF_TIMER,
-	.handler = coldfire_profile_tick,
-};
-
 void coldfire_profile_init(void)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "PROFILE: lodging TIMER2 @ %dHz as profile timer\n",
 	       PROFILEHZ);
 
@@ -188,7 +182,12 @@ void coldfire_profile_init(void)
 	__raw_writew(MCFTIMER_TMR_ENORI | MCFTIMER_TMR_CLK16 |
 		MCFTIMER_TMR_RESTART | MCFTIMER_TMR_ENABLE, PA(MCFTIMER_TMR));
 
-	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, &coldfire_profile_irq);
+	ret = request_irq(MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, coldfire_profile_tick, IRQF_TIMER,
+			  "profile timer", NULL);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to request irq %d (profile timer): %pe\n",
+		       MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/