diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
index ac824d7b2dcf..6aa903529570 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
@@ -270,15 +270,12 @@ static int macii_autopoll(int devs)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	local_irq_save(flags);
+
 	/* bit 1 == device 1, and so on. */
 	autopoll_devs = devs & 0xFFFE;
 
-	if (!autopoll_devs)
-		return 0;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
-	if (current_req == NULL) {
+	if (autopoll_devs && !current_req) {
 		/* Send a Talk Reg 0. The controller will repeatedly transmit
 		 * this as long as it is idle.
 		 */