diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index dc0b29612891..0a7ba4b2f687 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -187,9 +187,44 @@ NESTED(handle_int, PT_SIZE, sp)
 
 	LONG_L	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 	LONG_S	sp, TI_REGS($28)
-	PTR_LA	ra, ret_from_irq
-	PTR_LA	v0, plat_irq_dispatch
-	jr	v0
+
+	/*
+	 * SAVE_ALL ensures we are using a valid kernel stack for the thread.
+	 * Check if we are already using the IRQ stack.
+	 */
+	move	s1, sp # Preserve the sp
+
+	/* Get IRQ stack for this CPU */
+	ASM_CPUID_MFC0	k0, ASM_SMP_CPUID_REG
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT) || defined(KBUILD_64BIT_SYM32)
+	lui	k1, %hi(irq_stack)
+#else
+	lui	k1, %highest(irq_stack)
+	daddiu	k1, %higher(irq_stack)
+	dsll	k1, 16
+	daddiu	k1, %hi(irq_stack)
+	dsll	k1, 16
+#endif
+	LONG_SRL	k0, SMP_CPUID_PTRSHIFT
+	LONG_ADDU	k1, k0
+	LONG_L	t0, %lo(irq_stack)(k1)
+
+	# Check if already on IRQ stack
+	PTR_LI	t1, ~(_THREAD_SIZE-1)
+	and	t1, t1, sp
+	beq	t0, t1, 2f
+
+	/* Switch to IRQ stack */
+	li	t1, _IRQ_STACK_SIZE
+	PTR_ADD sp, t0, t1
+
+2:
+	jal	plat_irq_dispatch
+
+	/* Restore sp */
+	move	sp, s1
+
+	j	ret_from_irq
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS
 	nop
 #endif
@@ -262,8 +297,44 @@ NESTED(except_vec_vi_handler, 0, sp)
 
 	LONG_L	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 	LONG_S	sp, TI_REGS($28)
-	PTR_LA	ra, ret_from_irq
-	jr	v0
+
+	/*
+	 * SAVE_ALL ensures we are using a valid kernel stack for the thread.
+	 * Check if we are already using the IRQ stack.
+	 */
+	move	s1, sp # Preserve the sp
+
+	/* Get IRQ stack for this CPU */
+	ASM_CPUID_MFC0	k0, ASM_SMP_CPUID_REG
+#if defined(CONFIG_32BIT) || defined(KBUILD_64BIT_SYM32)
+	lui	k1, %hi(irq_stack)
+#else
+	lui	k1, %highest(irq_stack)
+	daddiu	k1, %higher(irq_stack)
+	dsll	k1, 16
+	daddiu	k1, %hi(irq_stack)
+	dsll	k1, 16
+#endif
+	LONG_SRL	k0, SMP_CPUID_PTRSHIFT
+	LONG_ADDU	k1, k0
+	LONG_L	t0, %lo(irq_stack)(k1)
+
+	# Check if already on IRQ stack
+	PTR_LI	t1, ~(_THREAD_SIZE-1)
+	and	t1, t1, sp
+	beq	t0, t1, 2f
+
+	/* Switch to IRQ stack */
+	li	t1, _IRQ_STACK_SIZE
+	PTR_ADD sp, t0, t1
+
+2:
+	jal	plat_irq_dispatch
+
+	/* Restore sp */
+	move	sp, s1
+
+	j	ret_from_irq
 	END(except_vec_vi_handler)
 
 /*