diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/io.h b/include/asm-blackfin/io.h
index fc27194..6bab6e7 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/io.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/io.h
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
 #ifndef _BLACKFIN_IO_H
 #define _BLACKFIN_IO_H
 
-static inline void sync(void)
-{
-	__asm__ __volatile__ asm("ssync" : : : "memory");
-}
-
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #include <linux/config.h>
@@ -38,7 +33,11 @@
 extern void cf_outsw(unsigned short *addr, unsigned short *sect_buf, int words);
 extern void cf_insw(unsigned short *sect_buf, unsigned short *addr, int words);
 extern unsigned char cf_inb(volatile unsigned char *addr);
-extern void cf_outb(unsigned char val, volatile unsigned char* addr);
+extern void cf_outb(unsigned char val, volatile unsigned char *addr);
+
+static inline void sync(void)
+{
+}
 
 /*
  * These are for ISA/PCI shared memory _only_ and should never be used
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
  * memory location directly.
  */
 
-
 #define readb(addr)		({ unsigned char __v = (*(volatile unsigned char *) (addr));asm("ssync;"); __v; })
 #define readw(addr)		({ unsigned short __v = (*(volatile unsigned short *) (addr)); asm("ssync;");__v; })
 #define readl(addr)		({ unsigned int __v = (*(volatile unsigned int *) (addr));asm("ssync;"); __v; })
@@ -100,8 +98,7 @@
 {
 	return __ioremap(physaddr, size, IOMAP_NOCACHE_SER);
 }
-extern inline void *ioremap_nocache(unsigned long physaddr,
-				    unsigned long size)
+extern inline void *ioremap_nocache(unsigned long physaddr, unsigned long size)
 {
 	return __ioremap(physaddr, size, IOMAP_NOCACHE_SER);
 }