diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index 627883bc6d5f..bc6f96fcb529 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_wback_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 			r4k_blast_scache();
 		else
 			blast_scache_range(addr, addr + size);
+		preempt_enable();
 		__sync();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -650,6 +651,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 			 */
 			blast_inv_scache_range(addr, addr + size);
 		}
+		preempt_enable();
 		__sync();
 		return;
 	}