diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
index be6f807c1e3f..d192158886b1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 extern void (*cpu_wait)(void);
-extern asmlinkage void r4k_wait(void);
+extern void r4k_wait(void);
+extern asmlinkage void __r4k_wait(void);
 extern void r4k_wait_irqoff(void);
 extern void __pastwait(void);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index 9098829bfcb0..31fa856829cb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ handle_vcei:
 	__FINIT
 
 	.align	5	/* 32 byte rollback region */
-LEAF(r4k_wait)
+LEAF(__r4k_wait)
 	.set	push
 	.set	noreorder
 	/* start of rollback region */
@@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ LEAF(r4k_wait)
 	jr	ra
 	nop
 	.set	pop
-	END(r4k_wait)
+	END(__r4k_wait)
 
 	.macro	BUILD_ROLLBACK_PROLOGUE handler
 	FEXPORT(rollback_\handler)
 	.set	push
 	.set	noat
 	MFC0	k0, CP0_EPC
-	PTR_LA	k1, r4k_wait
+	PTR_LA	k1, __r4k_wait
 	ori	k0, 0x1f	/* 32 byte rollback region */
 	xori	k0, 0x1f
 	bne	k0, k1, 9f
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c b/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
index 985cc02786e3..3b09b888afa9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/idle.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ static void r39xx_wait(void)
 	local_irq_enable();
 }
 
+void r4k_wait(void)
+{
+	local_irq_enable();
+	__r4k_wait();
+}
+
 /*
  * This variant is preferable as it allows testing need_resched and going to
  * sleep depending on the outcome atomically.  Unfortunately the "It is