diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
index 656f0ca..c78b143 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@
 
 config MIPS_MT_SMTC_INSTANT_REPLAY
 	bool "Low-latency Dispatch of Deferred SMTC IPIs"
-	depends on MIPS_MT_SMTC
+	depends on MIPS_MT_SMTC && !PREEMPT
 	default y
 	help
 	  SMTC pseudo-interrupts between TCs are deferred and queued