diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/src.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/src.c
index 0f56d8d7524f..7e17107643d4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/src.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/src.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static irqreturn_t aac_src_intr_message(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			int send_it = 0;
 			extern int aac_sync_mode;
 
+			src_writel(dev, MUnit.ODR_C, bellbits);
+			src_readl(dev, MUnit.ODR_C);
+
 			if (!aac_sync_mode) {
 				src_writel(dev, MUnit.ODR_C, bellbits);
 				src_readl(dev, MUnit.ODR_C);