diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index 297bd56..c0f19d6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -243,9 +243,11 @@
 	 */
 	mfc0	t1, CP0_STATUS
 	and	t0, a0, t1
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC_IM_BACKSTOP
 	mfc0	t2, CP0_TCCONTEXT
 	or	t0, t0, t2
 	mtc0	t0, CP0_TCCONTEXT
+#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC_IM_BACKSTOP */
 	xor	t1, t1, t0
 	mtc0	t1, CP0_STATUS
 	_ehb