diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/smp.c
index 524b88920947..409dd71f2738 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -866,14 +866,21 @@ void smp_call_function_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	void *info = call_data->info;
 
 	clear_softint(1 << irq);
-	if (call_data->wait) {
-		/* let initiator proceed only after completion */
-		func(info);
-		atomic_inc(&call_data->finished);
-	} else {
+
+	irq_enter();
+
+	if (!call_data->wait) {
 		/* let initiator proceed after getting data */
 		atomic_inc(&call_data->finished);
-		func(info);
+	}
+
+	func(info);
+
+	irq_exit();
+
+	if (call_data->wait) {
+		/* let initiator proceed only after completion */
+		atomic_inc(&call_data->finished);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1032,7 +1039,9 @@ void smp_receive_signal(int cpu)
 
 void smp_receive_signal_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	irq_enter();
 	clear_softint(1 << irq);
+	irq_exit();
 }
 
 void smp_new_mmu_context_version_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
@@ -1040,6 +1049,8 @@ void smp_new_mmu_context_version_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
+	irq_enter();
+
 	clear_softint(1 << irq);
 
 	/* See if we need to allocate a new TLB context because
@@ -1059,6 +1070,8 @@ void smp_new_mmu_context_version_client(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	load_secondary_context(mm);
 	__flush_tlb_mm(CTX_HWBITS(mm->context),
 		       SECONDARY_CONTEXT);
+
+	irq_exit();
 }
 
 void smp_new_mmu_context_version(void)
@@ -1217,6 +1230,8 @@ void smp_penguin_jailcell(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	clear_softint(1 << irq);
 
+	irq_enter();
+
 	preempt_disable();
 
 	__asm__ __volatile__("flushw");
@@ -1229,6 +1244,8 @@ void smp_penguin_jailcell(int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	prom_world(0);
 
 	preempt_enable();
+
+	irq_exit();
 }
 
 /* /proc/profile writes can call this, don't __init it please. */