diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
index e142545244f2..b66a5338231e 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/smp_64.c
@@ -1399,8 +1399,13 @@ void __init smp_cpus_done(unsigned int max_cpus)
 
 void smp_send_reschedule(int cpu)
 {
-	xcall_deliver((u64) &xcall_receive_signal, 0, 0,
-		      cpumask_of(cpu));
+	if (cpu == smp_processor_id()) {
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(preemptible());
+		set_softint(1 << PIL_SMP_RECEIVE_SIGNAL);
+	} else {
+		xcall_deliver((u64) &xcall_receive_signal,
+			      0, 0, cpumask_of(cpu));
+	}
 }
 
 void __irq_entry smp_receive_signal_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)