diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
index aad0d52ff1e..73ff16bf9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
@@ -369,18 +369,15 @@ int ide_config_drive_speed(ide_drive_t *drive, u8 speed)
 	 * but for some reason these don't work at
 	 * this point (lost interrupt).
 	 */
-        /*
-         * Select the drive, and issue the SETFEATURES command
-         */
-	disable_irq_nosync(hwif->irq);
-	
+
 	/*
 	 *	FIXME: we race against the running IRQ here if
 	 *	this is called from non IRQ context. If we use
 	 *	disable_irq() we hang on the error path. Work
 	 *	is needed.
 	 */
-	 
+	disable_irq_nosync(hwif->irq);
+
 	udelay(1);
 	SELECT_DRIVE(drive);
 	SELECT_MASK(drive, 1);