diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 76eedd547f5b..3735355d3c58 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include "interrupt.h"
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/interrupt.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/interrupt.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16532ec7a4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/interrupt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+    linux/interrupt.h compatibility header
+
+    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __COMPAT_LINUX_INTERRUPT_H_
+#define __COMPAT_LINUX_INTERRUPT_H_
+
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#ifndef IRQ_NONE
+typedef void irqreturn_t;
+#define IRQ_NONE
+#define IRQ_HANDLED
+#define IRQ_RETVAL(x) (void)(x)
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IRQF_DISABLED
+#define IRQF_DISABLED           SA_INTERRUPT
+#define IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM      SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM
+#define IRQF_SHARED             SA_SHIRQ
+#define IRQF_PROBE_SHARED       SA_PROBEIRQ
+#define IRQF_PERCPU             SA_PERCPU
+#ifdef SA_TRIGGER_MASK
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE       0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW        SA_TRIGGER_LOW
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH       SA_TRIGGER_HIGH
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING    SA_TRIGGER_FALLING
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING     SA_TRIGGER_RISING
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK       SA_TRIGGER_MASK
+#else
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_NONE       0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW        0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH       0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING    0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING     0
+#define IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK       0
+#endif
+#endif
+
+/* if interrupt handler prototype has pt_regs* parameter */
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 19)
+#define PT_REGS_ARG , struct pt_regs *regs
+#define PT_REGS_CALL , regs
+#define PT_REGS_NULL , NULL
+#else
+#define PT_REGS_ARG
+#define PT_REGS_CALL
+#define PT_REGS_NULL
+#endif
+
+#endif