diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 1fd45a8650e17..665f294725cb2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -2088,6 +2088,10 @@ void SPEFloatingPointException(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int code = FPE_FLTUNK;
 	int err;
 
+	/* We restore the interrupt state now */
+	if (!arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs))
+		local_irq_enable();
+
 	flush_spe_to_thread(current);
 
 	spefscr = current->thread.spefscr;
@@ -2133,6 +2137,10 @@ void SPEFloatingPointRoundException(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	extern int speround_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
 	int err;
 
+	/* We restore the interrupt state now */
+	if (!arch_irq_disabled_regs(regs))
+		local_irq_enable();
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (regs->msr & MSR_SPE)
 		giveup_spe(current);