diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
index 1b9c30857754..4e2e3dfeb2c8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_iba6120.c
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ static void ipath_pe_quiet_serdes(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 
 static int ipath_pe_intconfig(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 {
-	u64 val;
 	u32 chiprev;
 
 	/*
@@ -760,9 +759,9 @@ static int ipath_pe_intconfig(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 	if ((chiprev & INFINIPATH_R_CHIPREVMINOR_MASK) > 1) {
 		/* Rev2+ reports extra errors via internal GPIO pins */
 		dd->ipath_flags |= IPATH_GPIO_ERRINTRS;
-		val = ipath_read_kreg64(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask);
-		val |= IPATH_GPIO_ERRINTR_MASK;
-		ipath_write_kreg( dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask, val);
+		dd->ipath_gpio_mask |= IPATH_GPIO_ERRINTR_MASK;
+		ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask,
+				 dd->ipath_gpio_mask);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c
index 45d033169c6e..a90d3b5699c4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_intr.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ irqreturn_t ipath_intr(int irq, void *data)
 			gpiostatus &= ~(1 << IPATH_GPIO_PORT0_BIT);
 			chk0rcv = 1;
 		}
-		if (unlikely(gpiostatus)) {
+		if (gpiostatus) {
 			/*
 			 * Some unexpected bits remain. If they could have
 			 * caused the interrupt, complain and clear.
@@ -1065,9 +1065,8 @@ irqreturn_t ipath_intr(int irq, void *data)
 			 * GPIO interrupts, possibly on a "three strikes"
 			 * basis.
 			 */
-			u32 mask;
-			mask = ipath_read_kreg32(
-				dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask);
+			const u32 mask = (u32) dd->ipath_gpio_mask;
+
 			if (mask & gpiostatus) {
 				ipath_dbg("Unexpected GPIO IRQ bits %x\n",
 				  gpiostatus & mask);
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
index e900c2593f44..12194f3dd8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_kernel.h
@@ -397,6 +397,8 @@ struct ipath_devdata {
 	unsigned long ipath_pioavailshadow[8];
 	/* shadow of kr_gpio_out, for rmw ops */
 	u64 ipath_gpio_out;
+	/* shadow the gpio mask register */
+	u64 ipath_gpio_mask;
 	/* kr_revision shadow */
 	u64 ipath_revision;
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
index 12933e77c7e9..bb70845279b8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/ipath/ipath_verbs.c
@@ -1387,13 +1387,12 @@ static int enable_timer(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
 	 * processing.
 	 */
 	if (dd->ipath_flags & IPATH_GPIO_INTR) {
-		u64 val;
 		ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_debugportselect,
 				 0x2074076542310ULL);
 		/* Enable GPIO bit 2 interrupt */
-		val = ipath_read_kreg64(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask);
-		val |= (u64) (1 << IPATH_GPIO_PORT0_BIT);
-		ipath_write_kreg( dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask, val);
+		dd->ipath_gpio_mask |= (u64) (1 << IPATH_GPIO_PORT0_BIT);
+		ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask,
+				 dd->ipath_gpio_mask);
 	}
 
 	init_timer(&dd->verbs_timer);
@@ -1412,8 +1411,9 @@ static int disable_timer(struct ipath_devdata *dd)
                 u64 val;
                 /* Disable GPIO bit 2 interrupt */
                 val = ipath_read_kreg64(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask);
-                val &= ~((u64) (1 << IPATH_GPIO_PORT0_BIT));
-                ipath_write_kreg( dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask, val);
+		dd->ipath_gpio_mask &= ~((u64) (1 << IPATH_GPIO_PORT0_BIT));
+		ipath_write_kreg(dd, dd->ipath_kregs->kr_gpio_mask,
+				 dd->ipath_gpio_mask);
 		/*
 		 * We might want to undo changes to debugportselect,
 		 * but how?