diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
index a6f225f14c5a..265572dd07ce 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qcom-geni.c
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ static int geni_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&gi2c->xfer);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, gi2c);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(gi2c->dev, gi2c->irq, geni_i2c_irq,
-			       IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_NOBALANCING, "i2c_geni", gi2c);
+			       IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH, "i2c_geni", gi2c);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(gi2c->dev, "Request_irq failed:%d: err:%d\n",
 				   gi2c->irq, ret);