diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
index 87dcac2447c8..382d12eb88f0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ static void bmips_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (request_irq(IPI0_IRQ, bmips_ipi_interrupt, IRQF_PERCPU,
-			"smp_ipi0", NULL))
+	if (request_irq(IPI0_IRQ, bmips_ipi_interrupt,
+			IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, "smp_ipi0", NULL))
 		panic("Can't request IPI0 interrupt");
-	if (request_irq(IPI1_IRQ, bmips_ipi_interrupt, IRQF_PERCPU,
-			"smp_ipi1", NULL))
+	if (request_irq(IPI1_IRQ, bmips_ipi_interrupt,
+			IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND, "smp_ipi1", NULL))
 		panic("Can't request IPI1 interrupt");
 }