diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
index 7820d5d3d475..f3c549c4b75e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cevt-r4k.c
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ int r4k_clockevent_init(void)
 
 	cd->name		= "MIPS";
 	cd->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT |
-				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP;
+				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_C3STOP |
+				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERCPU;
 
 	clockevent_set_clock(cd, mips_hpt_frequency);