diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp.c b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
index 977cdaf92f53..684b4f18e52c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp.c
@@ -1597,8 +1597,8 @@ static int snd_atiixp_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	chip->irq = pci->irq;
+	card->sync_irq = chip->irq;
 	pci_set_master(pci);
-	synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
 
 	if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops)) < 0) {
 		snd_atiixp_free(chip);
diff --git a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
index a27ce41f10d3..40cda5c3bfeb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
+++ b/sound/pci/atiixp_modem.c
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ static int snd_atiixp_create(struct snd_card *card,
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	chip->irq = pci->irq;
+	card->sync_irq = chip->irq;
 	pci_set_master(pci);
-	synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
 
 	if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops)) < 0) {
 		snd_atiixp_free(chip);