diff --git a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
index 306bec3..9b3303b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/advansys.c
@@ -4403,7 +4403,7 @@
                         ASC_DBG1(1,
                                 "advansys_detect: probing I/O port 0x%x...\n",
                             iop);
-                        if (check_region(iop, ASC_IOADR_GAP) != 0) {
+			if (!request_region(iop, ASC_IOADR_GAP, "advansys")){
                             printk(
 "AdvanSys SCSI: specified I/O Port 0x%X is busy\n", iop);
                             /* Don't try this I/O port twice. */
@@ -4413,6 +4413,7 @@
                             printk(
 "AdvanSys SCSI: specified I/O Port 0x%X has no adapter\n", iop);
                             /* Don't try this I/O port twice. */
+			    release_region(iop, ASC_IOADR_GAP);
                             asc_ioport[ioport] = 0;
                             goto ioport_try_again;
                         } else {
@@ -4431,6 +4432,7 @@
                                   * 'ioport' past this board.
                                   */
                                  ioport++;
+				 release_region(iop, ASC_IOADR_GAP);
                                  goto ioport_try_again;
                             }
                         }
@@ -9740,13 +9742,14 @@
     }
     for (; i < ASC_IOADR_TABLE_MAX_IX; i++) {
         iop_base = _asc_def_iop_base[i];
-        if (check_region(iop_base, ASC_IOADR_GAP) != 0) {
+	if (!request_region(iop_base, ASC_IOADR_GAP, "advansys")){
             ASC_DBG1(1,
                "AscSearchIOPortAddr11: check_region() failed I/O port 0x%x\n",
                      iop_base);
             continue;
         }
         ASC_DBG1(1, "AscSearchIOPortAddr11: probing I/O port 0x%x\n", iop_base);
+	release_region(iop_base, ASC_IOADR_GAP);
         if (AscFindSignature(iop_base)) {
             return (iop_base);
         }