diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/cm-x270.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/cm-x270.c
index 6d4416a4f37..f5851d1adc2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/cm-x270.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/cm-x270.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static struct resource cmx270_dm9k_resource[] = {
 	[2] = {
 		.start = CMX270_ETHIRQ,
 		.end   = CMX270_ETHIRQ,
-		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ,
+		.flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ | IORESOURCE_IRQ_HIGHEDGE,
 	}
 };