diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 2333a5a..a64ec25 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -116,14 +116,16 @@
 	ide_hwif_t *hwif = HWIF(drive);
 	u16 *id = drive->id;
 	char *m = (char *)&id[ATA_ID_PROD];
+	unsigned long flags;
 	int bswap = 1, is_cfa;
 
+	/* local CPU only; some systems need this */
+	local_irq_save(flags);
 	/* read 512 bytes of id info */
 	hwif->tp_ops->input_data(drive, NULL, id, SECTOR_SIZE);
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	drive->dev_flags |= IDE_DFLAG_ID_READ;
-
-	local_irq_enable();
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: dumping identify data\n", drive->name);
 	ide_dump_identify((u8 *)id);
@@ -306,17 +308,12 @@
 	s = tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
 
 	if (OK_STAT(s, ATA_DRQ, BAD_R_STAT)) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		/* local CPU only; some systems need this */
-		local_irq_save(flags);
 		/* drive returned ID */
 		do_identify(drive, cmd);
 		/* drive responded with ID */
 		rc = 0;
 		/* clear drive IRQ */
 		(void)tp_ops->read_status(hwif);
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	} else {
 		/* drive refused ID */
 		rc = 2;