diff --git a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
index 782a47fabf2..b4ba88a3107 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/sja1000/sja1000.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int sja1000_open(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	/* register interrupt handler, if not done by the device driver */
 	if (!(priv->flags & SJA1000_CUSTOM_IRQ_HANDLER)) {
-		err = request_irq(dev->irq, &sja1000_interrupt, priv->irq_flags,
+		err = request_irq(dev->irq, sja1000_interrupt, priv->irq_flags,
 				  dev->name, (void *)dev);
 		if (err) {
 			close_candev(dev);