diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
index fc3c19de7005..24f8bca9ba05 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static irqreturn_t atmio16d_interrupt(int irq, void *d)
 
 	comedi_buf_put(s, inw(dev->iobase + AD_FIFO_REG));
 
-	comedi_event(dev, s);
+	comedi_handle_events(dev, s);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }