diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c b/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
index 824e08c737981d8d9be039892b49f876b4c54bd0..4b3e3a4375a6756b2af743c3f163d50055fb2c45 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/ioasic-irq.c
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ static struct irq_chip ioasic_irq_type = {
 	.irq_unmask = unmask_ioasic_irq,
 };
 
+void clear_ioasic_dma_irq(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	u32 sir;
+
+	sir = ~(1 << (irq - ioasic_irq_base));
+	ioasic_write(IO_REG_SIR, sir);
+}
+
 static struct irq_chip ioasic_dma_irq_type = {
 	.name = "IO-ASIC-DMA",
 	.irq_ack = ack_ioasic_irq,
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/ioasic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/ioasic.h
index be4d62a5a10ee203c8d2c9b16dc4ffda9551a493..a6e505a0e44b4b119a6967fd5f8938ffb211a73e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/ioasic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/dec/ioasic.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ static inline u32 ioasic_read(unsigned int reg)
 	return ioasic_base[reg / 4];
 }
 
+extern void clear_ioasic_dma_irq(unsigned int irq);
+
 extern void init_ioasic_irqs(int base);
 
 extern int dec_ioasic_clocksource_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
index 3d86ffeb4e15919b0b3efb21205b4195127ba79d..94edc9c6fbbf317765d41d8d4ba9cfc6b817ec20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/declance.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ static irqreturn_t lance_dma_merr_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = dev_id;
 
+	clear_ioasic_dma_irq(irq);
 	printk(KERN_ERR "%s: DMA error\n", dev->name);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }