diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index dbbe0ce48d89..f8524003676a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 1999, 2000 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
  */
 #include <linux/cache.h>
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
@@ -658,6 +659,8 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 asmlinkage void do_notify_resume(struct pt_regs *regs, void *unused,
 	__u32 thread_info_flags)
 {
+	local_irq_enable();
+
 	/* deal with pending signal delivery */
 	if (thread_info_flags & (_TIF_SIGPENDING | _TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
 		do_signal(regs);