static ide_startstop_t set_multmode_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-       u8 stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
+       u8 stat;
+
+       local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();
+       stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
        if (OK_STAT(stat, READY_STAT, BAD_STAT))
                drive->mult_count = drive->mult_req;
        int retries = 5;
        u8 stat;
 
+       local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();
+
        while (1) {
                stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
                if ((stat & BUSY_STAT) == 0 || retries-- == 0)
 static ide_startstop_t recal_intr(ide_drive_t *drive)
 {
        ide_hwif_t *hwif = drive->hwif;
-       u8 stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
+       u8 stat;
+
+       local_irq_enable_in_hardirq();
+       stat = hwif->tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
        if (!OK_STAT(stat, READY_STAT, BAD_STAT))
                return ide_error(drive, "recal_intr", stat);