diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
index bd732b256f67..b1320ccb9f94 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mips-gic.c
@@ -655,6 +655,10 @@ static const struct irq_domain_ops gic_ipi_domain_ops = {
 
 static int gic_cpu_startup(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+	/* Enable or disable EIC */
+	change_gic_vl_ctl(GIC_VX_CTL_EIC,
+			  cpu_has_veic ? GIC_VX_CTL_EIC : 0);
+
 	/* Clear all local IRQ masks (ie. disable all local interrupts) */
 	write_gic_vl_rmask(~0);
 
@@ -667,7 +671,7 @@ static int gic_cpu_startup(unsigned int cpu)
 static int __init gic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 			      struct device_node *parent)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu_vec, i, gicconfig, cpu, v[2];
+	unsigned int cpu_vec, i, gicconfig, v[2];
 	unsigned long reserved;
 	phys_addr_t gic_base;
 	struct resource res;
@@ -722,12 +726,6 @@ static int __init gic_of_init(struct device_node *node,
 	gic_vpes = gic_vpes + 1;
 
 	if (cpu_has_veic) {
-		/* Set EIC mode for all VPEs */
-		for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
-			write_gic_vl_other(mips_cm_vp_id(cpu));
-			write_gic_vo_ctl(GIC_VX_CTL_EIC);
-		}
-
 		/* Always use vector 1 in EIC mode */
 		gic_cpu_pin = 0;
 		timer_cpu_pin = gic_cpu_pin;