diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index 50d3f5a8d6bb..7820d5d3d475 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ int r4k_clockevent_init(void)
 	cd = &per_cpu(mips_clockevent_device, cpu);
 
 	cd->name		= "MIPS";
-	cd->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;
+	cd->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT |
+				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP;
 
 	clockevent_set_clock(cd, mips_hpt_frequency);