diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/irq.c
index 9b6689d9d57..23963882bc1 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/irq.c
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ void fixup_irqs(void)
 		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_desc[irq].lock, flags);
 	}
+
+	tick_ops->disable_irq();
 }
 #endif