diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_32.S b/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_32.S
index 088d5c141e68..2cbe6d5dd6b0 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_32.S
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_32.S
@@ -815,6 +815,9 @@ STD_ENTRY(interrupt_return)
 	}
 	bzt     r28, 1f
 	bnz     r29, 1f
+	/* Disable interrupts explicitly for preemption. */
+	IRQ_DISABLE(r20,r21)
+	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
 	jal     preempt_schedule_irq
 	FEEDBACK_REENTER(interrupt_return)
 1:
diff --git a/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_64.S b/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_64.S
index ec755d3f3734..b8fc497f2437 100644
--- a/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_64.S
+++ b/arch/tile/kernel/intvec_64.S
@@ -841,6 +841,9 @@ STD_ENTRY(interrupt_return)
 	}
 	beqzt   r28, 1f
 	bnez    r29, 1f
+	/* Disable interrupts explicitly for preemption. */
+	IRQ_DISABLE(r20,r21)
+	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
 	jal     preempt_schedule_irq
 	FEEDBACK_REENTER(interrupt_return)
 1: