diff --git a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1200/setup.c b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1200/setup.c
index be7e92ea01f3..887619547553 100644
--- a/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1200/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/alchemy/devboards/db1200/setup.c
@@ -66,12 +66,16 @@ static int __init db1200_arch_init(void)
 	set_irq_type(AU1200_GPIO7_INT, IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW);
 	bcsr_init_irq(DB1200_INT_BEGIN, DB1200_INT_END, AU1200_GPIO7_INT);
 
-	/* do not autoenable these: CPLD has broken edge int handling,
-	 * and the CD handler setup requires manual enabling to work
-	 * around that.
+	/* insert/eject pairs: one of both is always screaming.  To avoid
+	 * issues they must not be automatically enabled when initially
+	 * requested.
 	 */
 	irq_to_desc(DB1200_SD0_INSERT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
 	irq_to_desc(DB1200_SD0_EJECT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_to_desc(DB1200_PC0_INSERT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_to_desc(DB1200_PC0_EJECT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_to_desc(DB1200_PC1_INSERT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_to_desc(DB1200_PC1_EJECT_INT)->status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/db1xxx_ss.c b/drivers/pcmcia/db1xxx_ss.c
index 2d48196a48cd..0f4cc3f00028 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/db1xxx_ss.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/db1xxx_ss.c
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ static irqreturn_t db1200_pcmcia_cdirq(int irq, void *data)
 static int db1x_pcmcia_setup_irqs(struct db1x_pcmcia_sock *sock)
 {
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (sock->stschg_irq != -1) {
 		ret = request_irq(sock->stschg_irq, db1000_pcmcia_stschgirq,
@@ -162,30 +161,23 @@ static int db1x_pcmcia_setup_irqs(struct db1x_pcmcia_sock *sock)
 	 * active one disabled.
 	 */
 	if (sock->board_type == BOARD_TYPE_DB1200) {
-		local_irq_save(flags);
-
 		ret = request_irq(sock->insert_irq, db1200_pcmcia_cdirq,
 				  IRQF_DISABLED, "pcmcia_insert", sock);
-		if (ret) {
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
+		if (ret)
 			goto out1;
-		}
 
 		ret = request_irq(sock->eject_irq, db1200_pcmcia_cdirq,
 				  IRQF_DISABLED, "pcmcia_eject", sock);
 		if (ret) {
 			free_irq(sock->insert_irq, sock);
-			local_irq_restore(flags);
 			goto out1;
 		}
 
-		/* disable the currently active one */
+		/* enable the currently silent one */
 		if (db1200_card_inserted(sock))
-			disable_irq_nosync(sock->insert_irq);
+			enable_irq(sock->eject_irq);
 		else
-			disable_irq_nosync(sock->eject_irq);
-
-		local_irq_restore(flags);
+			enable_irq(sock->insert_irq);
 	} else {
 		/* all other (older) Db1x00 boards use a GPIO to show
 		 * card detection status:  use both-edge triggers.