diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 1234ea21dd8f..f655af68176c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -723,12 +723,14 @@ static int simulate_loongson3_cpucfg(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		perf_sw_event(PERF_COUNT_SW_EMULATION_FAULTS, 1, regs, 0);
 
 		/* Do not emulate on unsupported core models. */
-		if (!loongson3_cpucfg_emulation_enabled(&current_cpu_data))
+		preempt_disable();
+		if (!loongson3_cpucfg_emulation_enabled(&current_cpu_data)) {
+			preempt_enable();
 			return -1;
-
+		}
 		regs->regs[rd] = loongson3_cpucfg_read_synthesized(
 			&current_cpu_data, sel);
-
+		preempt_enable();
 		return 0;
 	}