diff --git a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_int.cpp b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_int.cpp
index 37d49235de..f7dd272925 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_int.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_int.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ ioapic_init(kernel_args* args)
 	if (sIOAPIC == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	if (!get_safemode_boolean(B_SAFEMODE_DISABLE_IOAPIC, true)) {
+	if (get_safemode_boolean(B_SAFEMODE_DISABLE_IOAPIC, true)) {
 		dprintf("ioapic explicitly disabled, not using ioapics for interrupt "
 			"routing\n");
 		return;
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ ioapic_init(kernel_args* args)
 		return;
 	}
 
-// disable io apic for now
-return;
-
 	// load acpi module
 	status_t status;
 	acpi_module_info* acpiModule;