diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl724.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl724.c
index 655bac42f6f0..c7f8eb1cf8de 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl724.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl724.c
@@ -88,14 +88,12 @@ static int pcl724_8255mapped_io(int dir, int port, int data,
 
 	iobase &= 0x0fff;
 
+	outb(port + movport, iobase);
 	if (dir) {
-		outb(port + movport, iobase);
 		outb(data, iobase + 1);
 		return 0;
-	} else {
-		outb(port + movport, iobase);
-		return inb(iobase + 1);
 	}
+	return inb(iobase + 1);
 }
 
 static int pcl724_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,