diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
index 35e76480306e..46d8166ceaeb 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ struct snd_card_asihpi {
 	 * snd_card_asihpi_timer_function().
 	 */
 	struct snd_card_asihpi_pcm *llmode_streampriv;
-	struct tasklet_struct t;
 	void (*pcm_start)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 	void (*pcm_stop)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
@@ -547,9 +546,7 @@ static void snd_card_asihpi_pcm_int_start(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	card = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
 
 	WARN_ON(in_interrupt());
-	tasklet_disable(&card->t);
 	card->llmode_streampriv = dpcm;
-	tasklet_enable(&card->t);
 
 	hpi_handle_error(hpi_adapter_set_property(card->hpi->adapter->index,
 		HPI_ADAPTER_PROPERTY_IRQ_RATE,
@@ -565,13 +562,7 @@ static void snd_card_asihpi_pcm_int_stop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	hpi_handle_error(hpi_adapter_set_property(card->hpi->adapter->index,
 		HPI_ADAPTER_PROPERTY_IRQ_RATE, 0, 0));
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		card->llmode_streampriv = NULL;
-	else {
-		tasklet_disable(&card->t);
-		card->llmode_streampriv = NULL;
-		tasklet_enable(&card->t);
-	}
+	card->llmode_streampriv = NULL;
 }
 
 static int snd_card_asihpi_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
@@ -921,10 +912,9 @@ static void snd_card_asihpi_timer_function(struct timer_list *t)
 		add_timer(&dpcm->timer);
 }
 
-static void snd_card_asihpi_int_task(struct tasklet_struct *t)
+static void snd_card_asihpi_isr(struct hpi_adapter *a)
 {
-	struct snd_card_asihpi *asihpi = from_tasklet(asihpi, t, t);
-	struct hpi_adapter *a = asihpi->hpi;
+	struct snd_card_asihpi *asihpi;
 
 	WARN_ON(!a || !a->snd_card || !a->snd_card->private_data);
 	asihpi = (struct snd_card_asihpi *)a->snd_card->private_data;
@@ -933,15 +923,6 @@ static void snd_card_asihpi_int_task(struct tasklet_struct *t)
 			&asihpi->llmode_streampriv->timer);
 }
 
-static void snd_card_asihpi_isr(struct hpi_adapter *a)
-{
-	struct snd_card_asihpi *asihpi;
-
-	WARN_ON(!a || !a->snd_card || !a->snd_card->private_data);
-	asihpi = (struct snd_card_asihpi *)a->snd_card->private_data;
-	tasklet_schedule(&asihpi->t);
-}
-
 /***************************** PLAYBACK OPS ****************/
 static int snd_card_asihpi_playback_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *
 					    substream)
@@ -2871,7 +2852,6 @@ static int snd_asihpi_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 	if (hpi->interrupt_mode) {
 		asihpi->pcm_start = snd_card_asihpi_pcm_int_start;
 		asihpi->pcm_stop = snd_card_asihpi_pcm_int_stop;
-		tasklet_setup(&asihpi->t, snd_card_asihpi_int_task);
 		hpi->interrupt_callback = snd_card_asihpi_isr;
 	} else {
 		asihpi->pcm_start = snd_card_asihpi_pcm_timer_start;
@@ -2960,14 +2940,12 @@ static int snd_asihpi_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 static void snd_asihpi_remove(struct pci_dev *pci_dev)
 {
 	struct hpi_adapter *hpi = pci_get_drvdata(pci_dev);
-	struct snd_card_asihpi *asihpi = hpi->snd_card->private_data;
 
 	/* Stop interrupts */
 	if (hpi->interrupt_mode) {
 		hpi->interrupt_callback = NULL;
 		hpi_handle_error(hpi_adapter_set_property(hpi->adapter->index,
 			HPI_ADAPTER_PROPERTY_IRQ_RATE, 0, 0));
-		tasklet_kill(&asihpi->t);
 	}
 
 	snd_card_free(hpi->snd_card);
diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c
index 496dcde9715d..6cc2b6964bb5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/hpioctl.c
@@ -329,11 +329,20 @@ static irqreturn_t asihpi_isr(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	   asihpi_irq_count, a->adapter->type, a->adapter->index); */
 
 	if (a->interrupt_callback)
-		a->interrupt_callback(a);
+		return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+static irqreturn_t asihpi_isr_thread(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct hpi_adapter *a = dev_id;
+
+	if (a->interrupt_callback)
+		a->interrupt_callback(a);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
 int asihpi_adapter_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 			 const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
@@ -478,8 +487,9 @@ int asihpi_adapter_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev,
 		}
 
 		/* Note: request_irq calls asihpi_isr here */
-		if (request_irq(pci_dev->irq, asihpi_isr, IRQF_SHARED,
-				"asihpi", &adapters[adapter_index])) {
+		if (request_threaded_irq(pci_dev->irq, asihpi_isr,
+					 asihpi_isr_thread, IRQF_SHARED,
+					 "asihpi", &adapters[adapter_index])) {
 			dev_err(&pci_dev->dev, "request_irq(%d) failed\n",
 				pci_dev->irq);
 			goto err;
