diff -Nru a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c	2005-03-02 02:14:42 -05:00
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.c	2005-03-02 02:14:42 -05:00
@@ -1176,14 +1176,14 @@
 	/* See if the interrupt matches this instance */
 	if (tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->irq == (unsigned int)irq) {
 
-		handled = 1;
-
 		/* Read the registers */
 		status_reg_value = readl(TW_STATUS_REG_ADDR(tw_dev));
 
 		/* Check if this is our interrupt, otherwise bail */
 		if (!(status_reg_value & TW_STATUS_VALID_INTERRUPT))
 			goto twa_interrupt_bail;
+
+		handled = 1;
 
 		/* Check controller for errors */
 		if (twa_check_bits(status_reg_value)) {
diff -Nru a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c
--- a/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c	2005-03-02 02:14:42 -05:00
+++ b/drivers/scsi/3w-xxxx.c	2005-03-02 02:14:42 -05:00
@@ -2091,14 +2091,14 @@
 	/* See if the interrupt matches this instance */
 	if (tw_dev->tw_pci_dev->irq == (unsigned int)irq) {
 
-		handled = 1;
-
 		/* Read the registers */
 		status_reg_value = inl(TW_STATUS_REG_ADDR(tw_dev));
 
 		/* Check if this is our interrupt, otherwise bail */
 		if (!(status_reg_value & TW_STATUS_VALID_INTERRUPT))
 			goto tw_interrupt_bail;
+
+		handled = 1;
 
 		/* Check controller for errors */
 		if (tw_check_bits(status_reg_value)) {