diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
index b454924..1834832 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-int.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 
 asmlinkage void plat_irq_dispatch(void)
 {
-	unsigned int pending = read_c0_cause();
+	unsigned int pending = read_c0_status() & read_c0_cause();
 
 	/*
 	 * First we check for r4k counter/timer IRQ.