1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index 08540bc4ba3e..3c2b3bdfc807 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -576,9 +576,11 @@ static int balanced_irq(void *unused)
                 try_to_freeze(PF_FREEZE);
                 if (time_after(jiffies,
                                 prev_balance_time+balanced_irq_interval)) {
+                        preempt_disable();
                         do_irq_balance();
                         prev_balance_time = jiffies;
                         time_remaining = balanced_irq_interval;
+                        preempt_enable();
                 }
         }
         return 0;