diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
index 7ab564a..d486489 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-pseries.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 static inline void idle_loop_prolog(unsigned long *in_purr)
 {
+	ppc64_runlatch_off();
 	*in_purr = mfspr(SPRN_PURR);
 	/*
 	 * Indicate to the HV that we are idle. Now would be
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@
 	wait_cycles += mfspr(SPRN_PURR) - in_purr;
 	get_lppaca()->wait_state_cycles = cpu_to_be64(wait_cycles);
 	get_lppaca()->idle = 0;
+
+	if (irqs_disabled())
+		local_irq_enable();
+	ppc64_runlatch_on();
 }
 
 static int snooze_loop(struct cpuidle_device *dev,