diff --git a/drivers/net/natsemi.c b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
index 2888880df3b7..5f88200724e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/natsemi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/natsemi.c
@@ -2119,28 +2119,35 @@ static irqreturn_t intr_handler(int irq, void *dev_instance)
 	struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
 	void __iomem * ioaddr = ns_ioaddr(dev);
 
-	if (np->hands_off)
+	/* Reading IntrStatus automatically acknowledges so don't do
+	 * that while interrupts are disabled, (for example, while a
+	 * poll is scheduled).  */
+	if (np->hands_off || !readl(ioaddr + IntrEnable))
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	/* Reading automatically acknowledges. */
 	np->intr_status = readl(ioaddr + IntrStatus);
 
+	if (!np->intr_status)
+		return IRQ_NONE;
+
 	if (netif_msg_intr(np))
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG
 		       "%s: Interrupt, status %#08x, mask %#08x.\n",
 		       dev->name, np->intr_status,
 		       readl(ioaddr + IntrMask));
 
-	if (!np->intr_status)
-		return IRQ_NONE;
-
 	prefetch(&np->rx_skbuff[np->cur_rx % RX_RING_SIZE]);
 
 	if (netif_rx_schedule_prep(dev)) {
 		/* Disable interrupts and register for poll */
 		natsemi_irq_disable(dev);
 		__netif_rx_schedule(dev);
-	}
+	} else
+		printk(KERN_WARNING
+	       	       "%s: Ignoring interrupt, status %#08x, mask %#08x.\n",
+		       dev->name, np->intr_status,
+		       readl(ioaddr + IntrMask));
+
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -2156,6 +2163,12 @@ static int natsemi_poll(struct net_device *dev, int *budget)
 	int work_done = 0;
 
 	do {
+		if (netif_msg_intr(np))
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG
+			       "%s: Poll, status %#08x, mask %#08x.\n",
+			       dev->name, np->intr_status,
+			       readl(ioaddr + IntrMask));
+
 		if (np->intr_status &
 		    (IntrTxDone | IntrTxIntr | IntrTxIdle | IntrTxErr)) {
 			spin_lock(&np->lock);
@@ -2399,19 +2412,8 @@ static struct net_device_stats *get_stats(struct net_device *dev)
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 static void natsemi_poll_controller(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct netdev_private *np = netdev_priv(dev);
-
 	disable_irq(dev->irq);
-
-	/*
-	 * A real interrupt might have already reached us at this point
-	 * but NAPI might still haven't called us back.  As the interrupt
-	 * status register is cleared by reading, we should prevent an
-	 * interrupt loss in this case...
-	 */
-	if (!np->intr_status)
-		intr_handler(dev->irq, dev);
-
+	intr_handler(dev->irq, dev);
 	enable_irq(dev->irq);
 }
 #endif