diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
index b6cab089561e117cc4a4fc785cdd10d5b0f736bf..667da932b7b284f7b7db7f586bb2414b49d5f4ee 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-reset.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ip32_rtc_int(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			"%s: RTC IRQ without RTC_IRQF\n", __func__);
 	}
 	/* Wait until interrupt goes away */
-	disable_irq(MACEISA_RTC_IRQ);
+	disable_irq_nosync(MACEISA_RTC_IRQ);
 	init_timer(&debounce_timer);
 	debounce_timer.function = debounce;
 	debounce_timer.expires = jiffies + 50;