diff --git a/arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/irq.c b/arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/irq.c
index 2b23234a5b95e..faa4a506bf829 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ddb5xxx/ddb5477/irq.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void vrc5477_irq_dispatch(void)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP7)
 		do_IRQ(CPU_IRQ_BASE + 7);
diff --git a/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/irq.c b/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/irq.c
index e266300263750..6bcf6a06367a6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/emma2rh/markeins/irq.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-        unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+        unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP7)
 		do_IRQ(CPU_IRQ_BASE + 7);
diff --git a/arch/mips/gt64120/ev64120/irq.c b/arch/mips/gt64120/ev64120/irq.c
index 04572b9c96429..64e4c80b6139a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/gt64120/ev64120/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/gt64120/ev64120/irq.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP4)		/* int2 hardware line (timer) */
 		do_IRQ(4);
diff --git a/arch/mips/gt64120/wrppmc/irq.c b/arch/mips/gt64120/wrppmc/irq.c
index d3d96591780e6..06177bf5b1d65 100644
--- a/arch/mips/gt64120/wrppmc/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/gt64120/wrppmc/irq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP7)
 		do_IRQ(WRPPMC_MIPS_TIMER_IRQ);	/* CPU Compare/Count internal timer */
diff --git a/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c b/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
index 295892e4ce530..015cf4bb51ddb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/jazz/irq.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void ll_local_dev(void)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status() & ST0_IM;
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
 
 	if (pending & IE_IRQ5)
 		write_c0_compare(0);
diff --git a/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_c/irq.c b/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_c/irq.c
index 40472f7944d79..844d566c9de3b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_c/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/momentum/ocelot_c/irq.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extern void ll_cpci_irq(void);
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP0)
 		do_IRQ(0);
diff --git a/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/int.c b/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/int.c
index b1c4805a0b92b..aad03429a5e3f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/int.c
@@ -83,16 +83,15 @@ static void timer_irqdispatch(int irq)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP2)
 		hw0_irqdispatch(2);
 	else if (pending & STATUSF_IP7) {
 		if (read_c0_config7() & 0x01c0)
 			timer_irqdispatch(7);
-	}
-
-	spurious_interrupt();
+	} else
+		spurious_interrupt();
 }
 
 static inline void modify_cp0_intmask(unsigned clr_mask, unsigned set_mask)
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
index b454924aeb56c..18348321795de 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ extern void indy_8254timer_irq(void);
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
 
 	/*
 	 * First we check for r4k counter/timer IRQ.
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-irq.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-irq.c
index 8c450d9e8696f..fb9da9acf53f4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-irq.c
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ static void ip32_irq5(void)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
 
 	if (likely(pending & IE_IRQ0))
 		ip32_irq0();
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
index 148239446e6e5..0e6a13c0bd0e6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/irq.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 	 * blasting the high 32 bits.
 	 */
 
-	pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
+	pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status() & ST0_IM;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SIBYTE_SB1250_PROF
 	if (pending & CAUSEF_IP7) /* Cpu performance counter interrupt */
diff --git a/arch/mips/sni/pcimt.c b/arch/mips/sni/pcimt.c
index 39e5b4abc5555..8e8593b64f6a3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sni/pcimt.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sni/pcimt.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ static void pcimt_hwint3(void)
 
 static void sni_pcimt_hwint(void)
 {
-	u32 pending = (read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status());
+	u32 pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
 
 	if (pending & C_IRQ5)
 		do_IRQ (MIPS_CPU_IRQ_BASE + 7);
diff --git a/arch/mips/sni/pcit.c b/arch/mips/sni/pcit.c
index 8d6b3d5b13a13..1dfc3f00bbd38 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sni/pcit.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sni/pcit.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void pcit_hwint0(void)
 
 static void sni_pcit_hwint(void)
 {
-	u32 pending = (read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status());
+	u32 pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
 
 	if (pending & C_IRQ1)
 		pcit_hwint1();
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static void sni_pcit_hwint(void)
 
 static void sni_pcit_hwint_cplus(void)
 {
-	u32 pending = (read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status());
+	u32 pending = read_c0_cause() & read_c0_status();
 
 	if (pending & C_IRQ0)
 		pcit_hwint0();
diff --git a/arch/mips/tx4927/common/tx4927_irq.c b/arch/mips/tx4927/common/tx4927_irq.c
index e7f3e5b84dcff..3d25d010f3d5b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/tx4927/common/tx4927_irq.c
+++ b/arch/mips/tx4927/common/tx4927_irq.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int tx4927_irq_nested(void)
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause() & ST0_IM;
 
 	if (pending & STATUSF_IP7)			/* cpu timer */
 		do_IRQ(TX4927_IRQ_CPU_TIMER);