diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index cbc70f0840ec..51c2b221a95d 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 54d0a216f40e060ba4265bb851cc36b3ca55d1a8
+refs/heads/master: ece2246ebda3d86cedb9414e7771862a6c9a054c
diff --git a/trunk/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c b/trunk/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
index 8e846d175ee1..557bf961f36a 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/mips/mips-boards/generic/time.c
@@ -228,9 +228,7 @@ unsigned long __init mips_rtc_get_time(void)
 
 void __init mips_time_init(void)
 {
-	unsigned int est_freq, flags;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	unsigned int est_freq;
 
         /* Set Data mode - binary. */
         CMOS_WRITE(CMOS_READ(RTC_CONTROL) | RTC_DM_BINARY, RTC_CONTROL);
@@ -241,8 +239,6 @@ void __init mips_time_init(void)
 	       (est_freq%1000000)*100/1000000);
 
         cpu_khz = est_freq / 1000;
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 void __init plat_timer_setup(struct irqaction *irq)