diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c b/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
index 6dbce92eb0683c775a143069bffcb2ad1a9d83f6..c4842096e50df13f5533a5c8233b7cd7395cf53d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/ecc-berr.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ irqreturn_t dec_ecc_be_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int action = dec_ecc_be_backend(regs, 0, 1);
 
 	if (action == MIPS_BE_DISCARD)
-		return IRQ_NONE;
+		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME: Find affected processes and kill them, otherwise we