diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c
index ebacf1457d914cacae4069c21094639fbc906dd7..077e973c33f0c131be44a9c8e32fd4c149b61528 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v10/kernel/time.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ unsigned long get_ns_in_jiffie(void)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	local_irq_disable();
 	timer_count = *R_TIMER0_DATA;
 	presc_count = *R_TIM_PRESC_STATUS;  
 	/* presc_count might be wrapped */
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/time.c b/arch/cris/kernel/time.c
index 0f9213cbd48e24f9068c62125b7b9814d09ce617..22a1aa511aea1d690d85b6f4855c0d5043e5884c 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/time.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void do_gettimeofday(struct timeval *tv)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	signed long usec, sec;
 	local_irq_save(flags);
-	local_irq_disable();
 	usec = do_gettimeoffset();
 
         /*