diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
index 209ded16806bf5a295ff202258f5b7ff42070940..b3fdb2a6405e554d2bb771fb9dcb0349cc32e242 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ not_nmi:
 	mtc0	t0, CP0_CAUSE
 
 	/* Setup Status */
-	li	t0, ST0_CU1 | ST0_CU0
+	li	t0, ST0_CU1 | ST0_CU0 | ST0_BEV
 	mtc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
 
 	/*