diff --git a/arch/m68k/atari/ataints.c b/arch/m68k/atari/ataints.c
index 23256434191c..0465444ceb21 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/atari/ataints.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/atari/ataints.c
@@ -301,11 +301,7 @@ void __init atari_init_IRQ(void)
 
 	if (ATARIHW_PRESENT(SCU)) {
 		/* init the SCU if present */
-		tt_scu.sys_mask = 0x10;		/* enable VBL (for the cursor) and
-									 * disable HSYNC interrupts (who
-									 * needs them?)  MFP and SCC are
-									 * enabled in VME mask
-									 */
+		tt_scu.sys_mask = 0x0;		/* disable all interrupts */
 		tt_scu.vme_mask = 0x60;		/* enable MFP and SCC ints */
 	} else {
 		/* If no SCU and no Hades, the HSYNC interrupt needs to be