diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c b/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
index 6aa903529570..9344452deaa3 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/via-macii.c
@@ -135,24 +135,19 @@ static int macii_probe(void)
 /* Initialize the driver */
 int macii_init(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int err;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
 	err = macii_init_via();
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		return err;
 
 	err = request_irq(IRQ_MAC_ADB, macii_interrupt, 0, "ADB",
 			  macii_interrupt);
 	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		return err;
 
 	macii_state = idle;
-out:
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* initialize the hardware */