diff --git a/drivers/parisc/gsc.c b/drivers/parisc/gsc.c
index ec175ae998733bb69f90217eb2794e25d66e9ab5..11b750f12ee9a0e80cb0c217969d2d1699672a08 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/gsc.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/gsc.c
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@ static int gsc_set_affinity_irq(struct irq_data *d, const struct cpumask *dest,
 	gsc_dev->eim = ((u32) gsc_dev->gsc_irq.txn_addr) | gsc_dev->gsc_irq.txn_data;
 
 	/* switch IRQ's for devices below LASI/WAX to other CPU */
-	gsc_writel(gsc_dev->eim, gsc_dev->hpa + OFFSET_IAR);
+	/* ASP chip (svers 0x70) does not support reprogramming */
+	if (gsc_dev->gsc->id.sversion != 0x70)
+		gsc_writel(gsc_dev->eim, gsc_dev->hpa + OFFSET_IAR);
 
 	irq_data_update_effective_affinity(d, &tmask);