diff --git a/drivers/net/skge.c b/drivers/net/skge.c
index b8ebd9c..85296ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/skge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/skge.c
@@ -2747,7 +2747,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 	hw->intr_mask |= rxirqmask[skge->port];
   	skge_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, hw->intr_mask);
-	mmiowb();
+	skge_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -2881,6 +2881,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 	hw->intr_mask |= IS_EXT_REG;
 	skge_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, hw->intr_mask);
+	skge_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 }
 
@@ -2955,6 +2956,7 @@
 		skge_error_irq(hw);
 
 	skge_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, hw->intr_mask);
+	skge_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
 	spin_unlock(&hw->hw_lock);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -3424,6 +3426,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 	hw->intr_mask = 0;
 	skge_write32(hw, B0_IMSK, 0);
+	skge_read32(hw, B0_IMSK);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&hw->hw_lock);
 
 	skge_write16(hw, B0_LED, LED_STAT_OFF);