diff --git a/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/Registers.h b/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/Registers.h
index b84aa9363b..264c4ab177 100644
--- a/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/Registers.h
+++ b/Kernel/Arch/aarch64/Registers.h
@@ -1287,8 +1287,8 @@ struct DAIF {
     {
         DAIF daif;
 
-        asm("mrs %[value], daif"
-            : [value] "=r"(daif));
+        asm volatile("mrs %[value], daif"
+                     : [value] "=r"(daif));
 
         return daif;
     }
diff --git a/Kernel/WorkQueue.cpp b/Kernel/WorkQueue.cpp
index dc99835c89..7c0492737b 100644
--- a/Kernel/WorkQueue.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/WorkQueue.cpp
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT WorkQueue::WorkQueue(StringView name)
     if (name_kstring.is_error())
         TODO();
     auto [_, thread] = Process::create_kernel_process(name_kstring.release_value(), [this] {
-#if ARCH(AARCH64)
-        // FIXME: This function expects to be executed with interrupts disabled, however on
-        //        aarch64 we spawn (kernel) threads with interrupts enabled, so we need to disable them.
-        //        This code should be written in a way that it is able to be executed with interrupts enabled.
-        Processor::disable_interrupts();
-#endif
-
         for (;;) {
             WorkItem* item;
             bool have_more;