diff --git a/drivers/ide/falconide.c b/drivers/ide/falconide.c
index dbeb2605e5f6e..77af4c1a3f38c 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/falconide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/falconide.c
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ static void falconide_release_lock(void)
 static void falconide_get_lock(irq_handler_t handler, void *data)
 {
 	if (falconide_intr_lock == 0) {
-		if (in_interrupt() > 0)
-			panic("Falcon IDE hasn't ST-DMA lock in interrupt");
 		stdma_lock(handler, data);
 		falconide_intr_lock = 1;
 	}