void at91_irq_suspend(void)
 {
-       int i = 0, bit;
+       int bit = -1;
 
        if (has_aic5()) {
                /* disable enabled irqs */
-               while ((bit = find_next_bit(backups, n_irqs, i)) < n_irqs) {
+               while ((bit = find_next_bit(backups, n_irqs, bit + 1)) < n_irqs) {
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_SSR,
                                       bit & AT91_AIC5_INTSEL_MSK);
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_IDCR, 1);
-                       i = bit;
                }
                /* enable wakeup irqs */
-               i = 0;
-               while ((bit = find_next_bit(wakeups, n_irqs, i)) < n_irqs) {
+               bit = -1;
+               while ((bit = find_next_bit(wakeups, n_irqs, bit + 1)) < n_irqs) {
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_SSR,
                                       bit & AT91_AIC5_INTSEL_MSK);
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_IECR, 1);
-                       i = bit;
                }
        } else {
                at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC_IDCR, *backups);
 
 void at91_irq_resume(void)
 {
-       int i = 0, bit;
+       int bit = -1;
 
        if (has_aic5()) {
                /* disable wakeup irqs */
-               while ((bit = find_next_bit(wakeups, n_irqs, i)) < n_irqs) {
+               while ((bit = find_next_bit(wakeups, n_irqs, bit + 1)) < n_irqs) {
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_SSR,
                                       bit & AT91_AIC5_INTSEL_MSK);
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_IDCR, 1);
-                       i = bit;
                }
                /* enable irqs disabled for suspend */
-               i = 0;
-               while ((bit = find_next_bit(backups, n_irqs, i)) < n_irqs) {
+               bit = -1;
+               while ((bit = find_next_bit(backups, n_irqs, bit + 1)) < n_irqs) {
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_SSR,
                                       bit & AT91_AIC5_INTSEL_MSK);
                        at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC5_IECR, 1);
-                       i = bit;
                }
        } else {
                at91_aic_write(AT91_AIC_IDCR, *wakeups);