diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
index ae3167c28b12..775dea04460d 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/mips-gic-timer.c
@@ -39,16 +39,13 @@ static u64 notrace gic_read_count(void)
 
 static int gic_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	u64 cnt;
 	int res;
 
 	cnt = gic_read_count();
 	cnt += (u64)delta;
-	local_irq_save(flags);
 	write_gic_vl_other(mips_cm_vp_id(cpumask_first(evt->cpumask)));
 	write_gic_vo_compare(cnt);
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	res = ((int)(gic_read_count() - cnt) >= 0) ? -ETIME : 0;
 	return res;
 }