diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index a9fdf55c0238..69210cb56c54 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,10 @@ static int __devinit ads7846_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		goto err_put_regulator;
 	}
 
-	if (request_irq(spi->irq, ads7846_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
+	if (!pdata->irq_flags)
+		pdata->irq_flags = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
+
+	if (request_irq(spi->irq, ads7846_irq, pdata->irq_flags,
 			spi->dev.driver->name, ts)) {
 		dev_info(&spi->dev,
 			"trying pin change workaround on irq %d\n", spi->irq);
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/ads7846.h b/include/linux/spi/ads7846.h
index b4ae570d3c98..95d36bfb34bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/ads7846.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/ads7846.h
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ struct ads7846_platform_data {
 	void	(*filter_cleanup)(void *filter_data);
 	void	(*wait_for_sync)(void);
 	bool	wakeup;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
 };