diff --git a/arch/m68k/mac/iop.c b/arch/m68k/mac/iop.c
index 8209a74fbdeb..cb516cacc819 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/mac/iop.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/mac/iop.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static __inline__ void iop_writeb(volatile struct mac_iop *iop, __u16 addr, __u8
 
 static __inline__ void iop_stop(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
 {
-	iop->status_ctrl &= ~IOP_RUN;
+	iop->status_ctrl = IOP_AUTOINC;
 }
 
 static __inline__ void iop_start(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
@@ -181,14 +181,9 @@ static __inline__ void iop_start(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
 	iop->status_ctrl = IOP_RUN | IOP_AUTOINC;
 }
 
-static __inline__ void iop_bypass(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
-{
-	iop->status_ctrl |= IOP_BYPASS;
-}
-
 static __inline__ void iop_interrupt(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
 {
-	iop->status_ctrl |= IOP_IRQ;
+	iop->status_ctrl = IOP_IRQ | IOP_RUN | IOP_AUTOINC;
 }
 
 static int iop_alive(volatile struct mac_iop *iop)
@@ -239,7 +234,6 @@ void __init iop_preinit(void)
 		} else {
 			iop_base[IOP_NUM_SCC] = (struct mac_iop *) SCC_IOP_BASE_QUADRA;
 		}
-		iop_base[IOP_NUM_SCC]->status_ctrl = 0x87;
 		iop_scc_present = 1;
 	} else {
 		iop_base[IOP_NUM_SCC] = NULL;
@@ -251,7 +245,7 @@ void __init iop_preinit(void)
 		} else {
 			iop_base[IOP_NUM_ISM] = (struct mac_iop *) ISM_IOP_BASE_QUADRA;
 		}
-		iop_base[IOP_NUM_ISM]->status_ctrl = 0;
+		iop_stop(iop_base[IOP_NUM_ISM]);
 		iop_ism_present = 1;
 	} else {
 		iop_base[IOP_NUM_ISM] = NULL;