diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index 43ae71870797..4ceed0a66856 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ irqreturn_t c0_compare_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		write_c0_compare(read_c0_compare());
 		cd = &per_cpu(mips_clockevent_device, cpu);
 		cd->event_handler(cd);
+	} else {
+		return IRQ_NONE;
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -88,7 +90,11 @@ out:
 
 struct irqaction c0_compare_irqaction = {
 	.handler = c0_compare_interrupt,
-	.flags = IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER,
+	/*
+	 * IRQF_SHARED: The timer interrupt may be shared with other interrupts
+	 * such as perf counter and FDC interrupts.
+	 */
+	.flags = IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_SHARED,
 	.name = "timer",
 };