diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index b1233644fcca66e208282666ff946958ffcca1e3..3ea7863c4519c5d19b80d3466b06f19031e8358a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1372,12 +1372,12 @@ void __init per_cpu_trap_init(void)
 	 */
 	if (cpu_has_mips_r2) {
 		cp0_compare_irq = (read_c0_intctl () >> 29) & 7;
-		cp0_perfcount_irq = -1;
-	} else {
-		cp0_compare_irq = CP0_LEGACY_COMPARE_IRQ;
 		cp0_perfcount_irq = (read_c0_intctl () >> 26) & 7;
-		if (cp0_perfcount_irq != cp0_compare_irq)
+		if (cp0_perfcount_irq == cp0_compare_irq)
 			cp0_perfcount_irq = -1;
+	} else {
+		cp0_compare_irq = CP0_LEGACY_COMPARE_IRQ;
+		cp0_perfcount_irq = -1;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC