diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
index 6e71b284f6c9..191eb52228c4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/irq_cpu.c
@@ -103,14 +103,12 @@ void __init mips_cpu_irq_init(void)
 	clear_c0_status(ST0_IM);
 	clear_c0_cause(CAUSEF_IP);
 
-	/*
-	 * Only MT is using the software interrupts currently, so we just
-	 * leave them uninitialized for other processors.
-	 */
-	if (cpu_has_mipsmt)
-		for (i = irq_base; i < irq_base + 2; i++)
-			irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, &mips_mt_cpu_irq_controller,
-						 handle_percpu_irq);
+	/* Software interrupts are used for MT/CMT IPI */
+	for (i = irq_base; i < irq_base + 2; i++)
+		irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, cpu_has_mipsmt ?
+					 &mips_mt_cpu_irq_controller :
+					 &mips_cpu_irq_controller,
+					 handle_percpu_irq);
 
 	for (i = irq_base + 2; i < irq_base + 8; i++)
 		irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, &mips_cpu_irq_controller,