}
 
 unsigned int mite_ack_linkc(struct mite_channel *mite_chan,
-                           struct comedi_subdevice *s)
+                           struct comedi_subdevice *s,
+                           bool sync)
 {
        struct mite_struct *mite = mite_chan->mite;
        unsigned int status;
 
        status = mite_get_status(mite_chan);
-       if (status & CHSR_LINKC)
+       if (status & CHSR_LINKC) {
                writel(CHOR_CLRLC,
                       mite->mite_io_addr + MITE_CHOR(mite_chan->channel));
+               sync = true;
+       }
+       if (sync)
+               mite_sync_dma(mite_chan, s);
+
        if (status & CHSR_XFERR) {
                dev_err(s->device->class_dev,
                        "mite: transfer error %08x\n", status);
 
 void mite_dma_disarm(struct mite_channel *mite_chan);
 void mite_sync_dma(struct mite_channel *mite_chan, struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 u32 mite_bytes_in_transit(struct mite_channel *mite_chan);
-unsigned int mite_ack_linkc(struct mite_channel *mite_chan,
-                           struct comedi_subdevice *s);
+unsigned int mite_ack_linkc(struct mite_channel *, struct comedi_subdevice *,
+                           bool sync);
 int mite_done(struct mite_channel *mite_chan);
 
 void mite_prep_dma(struct mite_channel *mite_chan,
 
        unsigned long flags;
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock, flags);
-       if (devpriv->cdo_mite_chan) {
-               mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->cdo_mite_chan, s);
-               mite_sync_dma(devpriv->cdo_mite_chan, s);
-       }
+       if (devpriv->cdo_mite_chan)
+               mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->cdo_mite_chan, s, true);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock, flags);
 
        cdio_status = ni_readl(dev, NI_M_CDIO_STATUS_REG);
 #ifdef PCIDMA
        if (devpriv->mite) {
                unsigned long flags_too;
-               unsigned int m_status;
 
                spin_lock_irqsave(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock, flags_too);
-               if (s_ai && devpriv->ai_mite_chan) {
-                       m_status = mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->ai_mite_chan, s_ai);
-                       if (m_status & CHSR_LINKC)
-                               mite_sync_dma(devpriv->ai_mite_chan, s_ai);
-               }
-
-               if (s_ao && devpriv->ao_mite_chan) {
-                       m_status = mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->ao_mite_chan, s_ao);
-                       if (m_status & CHSR_LINKC)
-                               mite_sync_dma(devpriv->ao_mite_chan, s_ao);
-               }
-
+               if (s_ai && devpriv->ai_mite_chan)
+                       mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->ai_mite_chan, s_ai, false);
+               if (s_ao && devpriv->ao_mite_chan)
+                       mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->ao_mite_chan, s_ao, false);
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock, flags_too);
        }
 #endif
 
 
        spin_lock(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock);
        if (devpriv->di_mite_chan) {
-               unsigned int m_status = mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->di_mite_chan,
-                                                      s);
-
-               if (m_status & CHSR_LINKC) {
-                       mite_sync_dma(devpriv->di_mite_chan, s);
-                       /* XXX need to byteswap */
-               }
+               mite_ack_linkc(devpriv->di_mite_chan, s, false);
+               /* XXX need to byteswap sync'ed dma */
        }
        spin_unlock(&devpriv->mite_channel_lock);
 
 
                break;
        }
        spin_lock_irqsave(&counter->lock, flags);
-       if (counter->mite_chan) {
-               mite_ack_linkc(counter->mite_chan, s);
-               mite_sync_dma(counter->mite_chan, s);
-       }
+       if (counter->mite_chan)
+               mite_ack_linkc(counter->mite_chan, s, true);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&counter->lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ni_tio_handle_interrupt);