diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
index da815d2..11661cb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/highmem.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	int idx, type;
 
-	/* even !CONFIG_PREEMPT needs this, for in_atomic in do_page_fault */
+	preempt_disable();
 	pagefault_disable();
 	if (!PageHighMem(page))
 		return page_address(page);
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
 	if (vaddr < FIXADDR_START) { // FIXME
 		pagefault_enable();
+		preempt_enable();
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@
 #endif
 	kmap_atomic_idx_pop();
 	pagefault_enable();
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__kunmap_atomic);
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@
 	unsigned long vaddr;
 	int idx, type;
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	pagefault_disable();
 
 	type = kmap_atomic_idx_push();