diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel/InterruptController.h b/kernel/include/kernel/InterruptController.h
index 6890ea266b..9ea6cd205c 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel/InterruptController.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel/InterruptController.h
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#define DISABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("cli")
+#define ENABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("sti")
+
 class InterruptController
 {
 public:
@@ -13,4 +16,8 @@ public:
 
 	static void initialize(bool force_pic);
 	static InterruptController& get();
-};
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+};
+
+uintptr_t disable_interrupts_and_get_flags();
+void restore_flags(uintptr_t);
+bool interrupts_enabled();
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diff --git a/kernel/kernel/InterruptController.cpp b/kernel/kernel/InterruptController.cpp
index 50e451a2ce..fadff7ec4c 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/InterruptController.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/InterruptController.cpp
@@ -24,4 +24,23 @@ void InterruptController::initialize(bool force_pic)
 		return;
 	dprintln("Using PIC instead of APIC");
 	s_instance = PIC::create();
+}
+
+uintptr_t disable_interrupts_and_get_flags()
+{
+	uintptr_t flags;
+	asm volatile("pushf; cli; pop %0" : "=r"(flags) :: "memory");
+	return flags;
+}
+
+void restore_flags(uintptr_t flags)
+{
+	asm volatile("push %0; popf" :: "rm"(flags) : "memory", "cc");
+}
+
+bool interrupts_enabled()
+{
+	uintptr_t flags;
+	asm volatile("pushf; pop %0" : "=r"(flags) :: "memory");
+	return flags & (1 << 9);
 }
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diff --git a/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp b/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
index 0c805517a0..bc7d5beeb8 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/Scheduler.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
 
 #include <kernel/PCI.h>
 
-#define DISABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("cli")
-#define ENABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("sti")
-
 #if 1
-	#define VERIFY_CLI() ASSERT(interrupts_disabled())
+	#define VERIFY_STI() ASSERT(interrupts_enabled())
+	#define VERIFY_CLI() ASSERT(!interrupts_enabled())
 #else
+	#define VERIFY_STI()
 	#define VERIFY_CLI()
 #endif
 
@@ -23,13 +22,6 @@ namespace Kernel
 
 	static Scheduler* s_instance = nullptr;
 
-	static bool interrupts_disabled()
-	{
-		uintptr_t flags;
-		asm volatile("pushf; pop %0" : "=r"(flags));
-		return !(flags & (1 << 9));
-	}
-
 	BAN::ErrorOr<void> Scheduler::initialize()
 	{
 		ASSERT(s_instance == nullptr);
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp b/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 6b1f26c161..9b50c3d1e8 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/kernel/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 #include <kernel/TTY.h>
 #include <kernel/VesaTerminalDriver.h>
 
-#define DISABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("cli")
-#define ENABLE_INTERRUPTS() asm volatile("sti")
-
 extern "C" const char g_kernel_cmdline[];
 
 struct ParsedCommandLine