diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index f749f687ee8779..40dced23e7687a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <linux/preempt.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_wback_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 	/* Catch bad driver code */
 	BUG_ON(size == 0);
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	if (cpu_has_inclusive_pcaches) {
 		if (size >= scache_size)
 			r4k_blast_scache();
@@ -621,6 +623,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_wback_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 		R4600_HIT_CACHEOP_WAR_IMPL;
 		blast_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
 	}
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	bc_wback_inv(addr, size);
 	__sync();
@@ -631,6 +634,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 	/* Catch bad driver code */
 	BUG_ON(size == 0);
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	if (cpu_has_inclusive_pcaches) {
 		if (size >= scache_size)
 			r4k_blast_scache();
@@ -655,6 +659,7 @@ static void r4k_dma_cache_inv(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size)
 		R4600_HIT_CACHEOP_WAR_IMPL;
 		blast_inv_dcache_range(addr, addr + size);
 	}
+	preempt_enable();
 
 	bc_inv(addr, size);
 	__sync();