diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index acd875e0cacac3912a0c83a8f6549b343fd79176..5f51057518b04abd45d10d465ee8c5e95abb4254 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ static void acpi_processor_idle(void)
 		smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
 		if (need_resched()) {
 			set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
+			local_irq_enable();
 			return;
 		}
 	}