diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
index 76bc3bb18c45..9d90efea8bb0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/perf_event_mipsxx.c
@@ -558,8 +558,10 @@ static int mipspmu_get_irq(void)
 	if (mipspmu.irq >= 0) {
 		/* Request my own irq handler. */
 		err = request_irq(mipspmu.irq, mipsxx_pmu_handle_irq,
-			IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_NOBALANCING | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
-			"mips_perf_pmu", NULL);
+				  IRQF_PERCPU | IRQF_NOBALANCING |
+				  IRQF_NO_THREAD | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND |
+				  IRQF_SHARED,
+				  "mips_perf_pmu", &mipspmu);
 		if (err) {
 			pr_warn("Unable to request IRQ%d for MIPS performance counters!\n",
 				mipspmu.irq);
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ static int mipspmu_get_irq(void)
 static void mipspmu_free_irq(void)
 {
 	if (mipspmu.irq >= 0)
-		free_irq(mipspmu.irq, NULL);
+		free_irq(mipspmu.irq, &mipspmu);
 	else if (cp0_perfcount_irq < 0)
 		perf_irq = save_perf_irq;
 }