diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index 0a7ba4b2f687..7ec9612cb007 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ NESTED(except_vec_vi_handler, 0, sp)
 	PTR_ADD sp, t0, t1
 
 2:
-	jal	plat_irq_dispatch
+	jalr	v0
 
 	/* Restore sp */
 	move	sp, s1