diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537e.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537e.c
index 2c776e188a94..d582b810e7a7 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537e.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537e.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static int __init cm_bf537e_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM) || defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM_MODULE)
-	irq_desc[PATA_INT].status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_set_status_flags(PATA_INT, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537u.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537u.c
index 085661175ec7..cbb8098604c5 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537u.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/cm_bf537u.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int __init cm_bf537u_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM) || defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM_MODULE)
-	irq_desc[PATA_INT].status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_set_status_flags(PATA_INT, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/tcm_bf537.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/tcm_bf537.c
index 0761b201abca..164a7e02c022 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/tcm_bf537.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf537/boards/tcm_bf537.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static int __init tcm_bf537_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM) || defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM_MODULE)
-	irq_desc[PATA_INT].status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_set_status_flags(PATA_INT, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
index 3b67929d4c0a..87595cd38afe 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf561/boards/cm_bf561.c
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ static int __init cm_bf561_init(void)
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM) || defined(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM_MODULE)
-	irq_desc[PATA_INT].status |= IRQ_NOAUTOEN;
+	irq_set_status_flags(PATA_INT, IRQ_NOAUTOEN);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }