diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 68e41defef9d7fe42919e35a6b470c22a684744f..9f6a30798b6b8a03c10fc1fd96c8dbe839955527 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -192,11 +192,6 @@ __dabt_svc:
 	svc_entry
 	mov	r2, sp
 	dabt_helper
-
-	@
-	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
-	@
-	disable_irq_notrace
 	svc_exit r5				@ return from exception
  UNWIND(.fnend		)
 ENDPROC(__dabt_svc)
@@ -283,15 +278,7 @@ __und_svc_fault:
 	mov	r0, sp				@ struct pt_regs *regs
 	bl	__und_fault
 
-	@
-	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
-	@
 __und_svc_finish:
-	disable_irq_notrace
-
-	@
-	@ restore SPSR and restart the instruction
-	@
 	ldr	r5, [sp, #S_PSR]		@ Get SVC cpsr
 	svc_exit r5				@ return from exception
  UNWIND(.fnend		)
@@ -302,11 +289,6 @@ __pabt_svc:
 	svc_entry
 	mov	r2, sp				@ regs
 	pabt_helper
-
-	@
-	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
-	@
-	disable_irq_notrace
 	svc_exit r5				@ return from exception
  UNWIND(.fnend		)
 ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
index 0bf15e5c40a2d06f19c1e6a754244ffefef7c577..57a1631f065a5fe1ed133f2f9b845f90ed98e49e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
@@ -76,12 +76,15 @@
 #ifndef CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL
 	.macro	svc_exit, rpsr, irq = 0
 	.if	\irq != 0
+	@ IRQs already off
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	@ The parent context IRQs must have been enabled to get here in
 	@ the first place, so there's no point checking the PSR I bit.
 	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
 #endif
 	.else
+	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
+	disable_irq_notrace
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	tst	\rpsr, #PSR_I_BIT
 	bleq	trace_hardirqs_on
@@ -136,12 +139,15 @@
 #else	/* CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL */
 	.macro	svc_exit, rpsr, irq = 0
 	.if	\irq != 0
+	@ IRQs already off
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	@ The parent context IRQs must have been enabled to get here in
 	@ the first place, so there's no point checking the PSR I bit.
 	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
 #endif
 	.else
+	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
+	disable_irq_notrace
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
 	tst	\rpsr, #PSR_I_BIT
 	bleq	trace_hardirqs_on