diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
index b4f83dd22db6..a0b8943c8f11 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 		dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_HALT] = -1;
 
 	/* Register board interrupts: FPU and cascade. */
-	if (dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_FPU] >= 0) {
+	if (dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_FPU] >= 0 && cpu_has_fpu) {
 		struct irq_desc *desc_fpu;
 		int irq_fpu;