unsigned int AT91F_SpiWrite ( AT91PS_DataflashDesc pDesc )
 {
        unsigned int timeout;
+       unsigned long start;
 
        pDesc->state = BUSY;
 
        }
 
        /* arm simple, non interrupt dependent timer */
-       reset_timer_masked();
+       start = get_timer(0);
        timeout = 0;
 
        AT91C_BASE_SPI->SPI_PTCR = AT91C_PDC_TXTEN + AT91C_PDC_RXTEN;
        while(!(AT91C_BASE_SPI->SPI_SR & AT91C_SPI_RXBUFF) &&
-               ((timeout = get_timer_masked() ) < CONFIG_SYS_SPI_WRITE_TOUT));
+               ((timeout = get_timer(start) ) < CONFIG_SYS_SPI_WRITE_TOUT));
        AT91C_BASE_SPI->SPI_PTCR = AT91C_PDC_TXTDIS + AT91C_PDC_RXTDIS;
        pDesc->state = IDLE;