diff --git a/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips.c b/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips.c
index e4cb7cff9a28..0a9c7ab56df1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kvm/kvm_mips.c
@@ -419,11 +419,11 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *run)
 		vcpu->mmio_needed = 0;
 	}
 
+	local_irq_disable();
 	/* Check if we have any exceptions/interrupts pending */
 	kvm_mips_deliver_interrupts(vcpu,
 				    kvm_read_c0_guest_cause(vcpu->arch.cop0));
 
-	local_irq_disable();
 	kvm_guest_enter();
 
 	r = __kvm_mips_vcpu_run(run, vcpu);