diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e4e87d91f150..5f89da7ecb71 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 3cc4571c4106735665e048850ff6656de9558d60
+refs/heads/master: 06460aeaa26ed4a86b92c8451365d3f48abd3786
diff --git a/trunk/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c b/trunk/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
index 0f810cdd3cc2..c9318bda46a3 100644
--- a/trunk/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
+++ b/trunk/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ static irqreturn_t sil24_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_instance, struct pt_regs *
 
 	status = readl(hpriv->host_base + HOST_IRQ_STAT);
 
+	if (status == 0xffffffff) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME ": IRQ status == 0xffffffff, "
+		       "PCI fault or device removal?\n");
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!(status & IRQ_STAT_4PORTS))
 		goto out;