diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index ed37c3694cb84120a71d997b0656d5f9f188f4d0..43b7c34f92cbf0f4368a43d3ee9ffab824885d0e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void machine_shutdown(void)
  */
 void machine_halt(void)
 {
+	local_irq_disable();
 	smp_send_stop();
 	while (1);
 }
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ void machine_halt(void)
  */
 void machine_power_off(void)
 {
+	local_irq_disable();
 	smp_send_stop();
 	if (pm_power_off)
 		pm_power_off();
@@ -165,10 +167,9 @@ void machine_power_off(void)
  */
 void machine_restart(char *cmd)
 {
-	smp_send_stop();
-
 	/* Disable interrupts first */
 	local_irq_disable();
+	smp_send_stop();
 
 	/* Now call the architecture specific reboot code. */
 	if (arm_pm_restart)