diff --git a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
index 4e9a654bf51f..5e543fa95b82 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/gpib/ni_usb/ni_usb_gpib.c
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ static void ni_usb_soft_update_status(struct gpib_board *board, unsigned int ni_
 	board->status &= ~clear_mask;
 	board->status &= ~ni_usb_ibsta_mask;
 	board->status |= ni_usb_ibsta & ni_usb_ibsta_mask;
-	//FIXME should generate events on DTAS and DCAS
+	if (ni_usb_ibsta & DCAS)
+		push_gpib_event(board, EVENT_DEV_CLR);
+	if (ni_usb_ibsta & DTAS)
+		push_gpib_event(board, EVENT_DEV_TRG);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&board->spinlock, flags);
 /* remove set status bits from monitored set why ?***/