diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 8a4411720119..aa440ac3ea4e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1d77062b1402aef5b26e1d3776991126e8026bde
+refs/heads/master: a5d157e0675ac11188a8d429a062b1938bb2d353
diff --git a/trunk/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c b/trunk/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
index 248e922ee13a..49ce4c31b713 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ fastcall unsigned int do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->tinfo.task;
 		irqctx->tinfo.previous_esp = current_stack_pointer;
 
+		/*
+		 * Copy the softirq bits in preempt_count so that the
+		 * softirq checks work in the hardirq context.
+		 */
+		irqctx->tinfo.preempt_count =
+			irqctx->tinfo.preempt_count & ~SOFTIRQ_MASK |
+			curctx->tinfo.preempt_count & SOFTIRQ_MASK;
+
 		asm volatile(
 			"       xchgl   %%ebx,%%esp      \n"
 			"       call    __do_IRQ         \n"