1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c b/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
index 3243eb23e842..aaff0037fcd7 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/idle.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ void default_idle(void)
                 if (!need_resched()) {
                         local_irq_enable();
                         cpu_sleep();
-                }
+                } else
+                        local_irq_enable();
 
                 set_thread_flag(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG);
         } else