diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/dma.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/dma.c
index f5420f9585c5..09c0c0f9729b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/dma.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static irqreturn_t msm_datamover_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	}
 
 	if (!channel_active)
-		disable_irq(INT_ADM_AARM);
+		disable_irq_nosync(INT_ADM_AARM);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&msm_dmov_lock, irq_flags);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;