diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/3com/pci/if_xl.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/3com/pci/if_xl.c
index 9ac3d55de0..1ccfcc32ab 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/3com/pci/if_xl.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/3com/pci/if_xl.c
@@ -2286,10 +2286,15 @@ xl_intr(void *arg)
 	}
 #endif
 
+ #ifndef __HAIKU__
 	while ((status = CSR_READ_2(sc, XL_STATUS)) & XL_INTRS &&
 	    status != 0xFFFF) {
 		CSR_WRITE_2(sc, XL_COMMAND,
 		    XL_CMD_INTR_ACK|(status & XL_INTRS));
+#else 	 
+	status = atomic_and((int32 *)&sc->xl_intr_status, 0); 	 
+	if ((status & XL_INTRS) != 0 && status != 0xFFFF) { 	 
+#endif
 
 		if (status & XL_STAT_UP_COMPLETE) {
 			int	curpkts;