diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/irq.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/irq.c
index a8b31286b6db..1076af4c3669 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/irq.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/irq.c
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ irqreturn_t snd_emu10k1_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int handled = 0;
 
 	while ((status = inl(emu->port + IPR)) != 0) {
-		//printk("emu10k1 irq - status = 0x%x\n", status);
+		//snd_printk(KERN_INFO "emu10k1 irq - status = 0x%x\n", status);
 		orig_status = status;
 		handled = 1;
+		if ((status & 0xffffffff) == 0xffffffff) {
+			snd_printk(KERN_INFO "snd-emu10k1: Suspected sound card removal\n");
+			break;
+		}
 		if (status & IPR_PCIERROR) {
 			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "interrupt: PCI error\n");
 			snd_emu10k1_intr_disable(emu, INTE_PCIERRORENABLE);