diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_int.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_int.c
index 97aeb8c4e6010aae5adbb86c8788f3f5e810f816..b73f21823c5ecc71ee6808d1cd6ec36a117f73a5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_int.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 
 	if (irq == MIPSCPU_INT_I8259A)
 		malta_hw0_irqdispatch();
-	else if (irq > 0)
+	else if (irq >= 0)
 		do_IRQ(MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + irq);
 	else
 		spurious_interrupt();