diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h
index 27c3fbaea01dd758bfbb0b1b155ebc94de7951e7..b3035b5947dbf4e60f54de79539cfc2b55995096 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_amcc_s5933.h
@@ -224,10 +224,8 @@ int i_find_free_pci_card_by_position(unsigned short vendor_id,
 struct pcilst_struct *ptr_select_and_alloc_pci_card(unsigned short vendor_id,
 						    unsigned short device_id,
 						    unsigned short pci_bus,
-						    unsigned short pci_slot,
-						    int i_Master);
+						    unsigned short pci_slot);
 
-int pci_card_alloc(struct pcilst_struct *amcc, int master);
 int i_pci_card_free(struct pcilst_struct *amcc);
 
 /****************************************************************************/
@@ -331,24 +329,6 @@ int i_find_free_pci_card_by_position(unsigned short vendor_id,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/****************************************************************************/
-/* mark card as used */
-int pci_card_alloc(struct pcilst_struct *amcc, int master)
-{
-	if (!amcc)
-		return -1;
-
-	if (amcc->used)
-		return 1;
-	if (comedi_pci_enable(amcc->pcidev, "addi_amcc_s5933"))
-		return -1;
-	if (master)
-		pci_set_master(amcc->pcidev);
-	amcc->used = 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* mark card as free */
 int i_pci_card_free(struct pcilst_struct *amcc)
@@ -368,8 +348,7 @@ int i_pci_card_free(struct pcilst_struct *amcc)
 struct pcilst_struct *ptr_select_and_alloc_pci_card(unsigned short vendor_id,
 						    unsigned short device_id,
 						    unsigned short pci_bus,
-						    unsigned short pci_slot,
-						    int i_Master)
+						    unsigned short pci_slot)
 {
 	struct pcilst_struct *card;
 
@@ -395,12 +374,6 @@ struct pcilst_struct *ptr_select_and_alloc_pci_card(unsigned short vendor_id,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (pci_card_alloc(card, i_Master) != 0) {
-		printk(" - Can't allocate card!\n");
-		return NULL;
-
-	}
-
 	return card;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_common.c
index b6130f8c40ae619575343018d3a375b04bbc6396..6ed851fef07a2758057fdacf324856f27cfa67e0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi-data/addi_common.c
@@ -112,11 +112,17 @@ static int i_ADDI_Attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 	card = ptr_select_and_alloc_pci_card(this_board->i_VendorId,
 					     this_board->i_DeviceId,
 					     it->options[0],
-					     it->options[1], i_Dma);
+					     it->options[1]);
 
 	if (card == NULL)
 		return -EIO;
 
+	ret = comedi_pci_enable(card->pcidev, "addi_amcc_s5933");
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	if (i_Dma)
+		pci_set_master(card->pcidev);
+	card->used = 1;
 	devpriv->allocated = 1;
 
 	iobase_a = pci_resource_start(card->pcidev, 0);