diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 59a187956de028cc4812a8822aea55fcfa5d68e0..c9d2b5147ca353ccda409983df7aca3a439b4d0a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ void __init per_cpu_trap_init(void)
 #endif
 	if (current_cpu_data.isa_level == MIPS_CPU_ISA_IV)
 		status_set |= ST0_XX;
-	change_c0_status(ST0_CU|ST0_MX|ST0_FR|ST0_BEV|ST0_TS|ST0_KX|ST0_SX|ST0_UX,
+	change_c0_status(ST0_CU|ST0_MX|ST0_RE|ST0_FR|ST0_BEV|ST0_TS|ST0_KX|ST0_SX|ST0_UX,
 			 status_set);
 
 	if (cpu_has_dsp)