diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S b/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
index 75684b56767e..c8e9dc9d68a9 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/head.S
@@ -551,9 +551,10 @@ setup_trap_table:
 	save	%sp, -192, %sp
 
 	/* Force interrupts to be disabled. */
-	rdpr	%pstate, %o1
-	andn	%o1, PSTATE_IE, %o1
+	rdpr	%pstate, %l0
+	andn	%l0, PSTATE_IE, %o1
 	wrpr	%o1, 0x0, %pstate
+	rdpr	%pil, %l1
 	wrpr	%g0, 15, %pil
 
 	/* Make the firmware call to jump over to the Linux trap table.  */
@@ -622,11 +623,9 @@ setup_trap_table:
 	call	init_irqwork_curcpu
 	 nop
 
-	/* Now we can turn interrupts back on. */
-	rdpr	%pstate, %o1
-	or	%o1, PSTATE_IE, %o1
-	wrpr	%o1, 0, %pstate
-	wrpr	%g0, 0x0, %pil
+	/* Now we can restore interrupt state. */
+	wrpr	%l0, 0, %pstate
+	wrpr	%l1, 0x0, %pil
 
 	ret
 	 restore
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
index b43de647ba73..094d3e35be18 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/time.c
@@ -928,8 +928,6 @@ static void sparc64_start_timers(void)
 	__asm__ __volatile__("wrpr	%0, 0x0, %%pstate"
 			     : /* no outputs */
 			     : "r" (pstate));
-
-	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
 struct freq_table {