diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16.c
index eb774c3ef17f45ed490b786c7a5e84e183b46021..a18c6b696ecf1aabc359642ed9d311fe5dc844ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/das16.c
@@ -740,9 +740,10 @@ static unsigned int das16_set_pacer(struct comedi_device *dev, unsigned int ns,
 				  &devpriv->divisor1, &devpriv->divisor2,
 				  &ns, rounding_flags);
 
-	/* Write the values of ctr1 and ctr2 into counters 1 and 2 */
-	i8254_load(timer_base, 0, 1, devpriv->divisor1, 2);
-	i8254_load(timer_base, 0, 2, devpriv->divisor2, 2);
+	i8254_set_mode(timer_base, 0, 1, I8254_MODE2 | I8254_BINARY);
+	i8254_set_mode(timer_base, 0, 2, I8254_MODE2 | I8254_BINARY);
+	i8254_write(timer_base, 0, 1, devpriv->divisor1);
+	i8254_write(timer_base, 0, 2, devpriv->divisor2);
 
 	return ns;
 }