diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/io_interface_mux.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/io_interface_mux.c
index 3a9114e89edfcc1f2ef6e87b8e7c7bc6ca1fd35d..f3b327d4ed9cf912040a56310b69cad7063f7fd8 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/io_interface_mux.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/io_interface_mux.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ int cris_request_io_interface(enum cris_io_interface ioif, const char *device_id
 	if (((interfaces[ioif].gpio_g_in & gpio_in_pins) != interfaces[ioif].gpio_g_in) ||
 	    ((interfaces[ioif].gpio_g_out & gpio_out_pins) != interfaces[ioif].gpio_g_out) ||
 	    ((interfaces[ioif].gpio_b & gpio_pb_pins) != interfaces[ioif].gpio_b)) {
+		local_irq_restore(flags);
 		printk(KERN_CRIT "cris_request_io_interface: Could not get required pins for interface %u\n",
 		       ioif);
 		return -EBUSY;