diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/smp.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/smp.c
index 2fbf541d7b4f..41dc36695f3e 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/smp.c
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ void __noreturn arch_cpu_idle_dead(void)
 		addr = iocsr_read64(LOONGARCH_IOCSR_MBUF0);
 	} while (addr == 0);
 
+	local_irq_disable();
 	init_fn = (void *)TO_CACHE(addr);
 	iocsr_write32(0xffffffff, LOONGARCH_IOCSR_IPI_CLEAR);