--- ./include/asm-alpha/system.h-orig	Sun Apr 28 20:16:55 2002
+++ ./include/asm-alpha/system.h	Sun Apr 28 20:18:34 2002
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
 #define __sti()			do { barrier(); setipl(IPL_MIN); } while(0)
 #define __save_flags(flags)	((flags) = rdps())
 #define __save_and_cli(flags)	do { (flags) = swpipl(IPL_MAX); barrier(); } while(0)
-#define __save_and_sti(flags)	do { (flags) = setipl(IPL_MIN); barrier(); } while(0)
+#define __save_and_sti(flags)	do { (flags) = swpipl(IPL_MIN); barrier(); } while(0)
 #define __restore_flags(flags)	do { barrier(); setipl(flags); barrier(); } while(0)
 
 #define local_irq_save(flags)		__save_and_cli(flags)