diff --git a/drivers/gpu/arm/b_r19p0/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_irq_linux.c b/drivers/gpu/arm/b_r19p0/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_irq_linux.c
index 9d22d76cf..3b7713ea5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/arm/b_r19p0/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_irq_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/arm/b_r19p0/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_irq_linux.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ int kbase_install_interrupts(struct kbase_device *kbdev)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++) {
 		err = request_irq(kbdev->irqs[i].irq, kbase_handler_table[i],
-				kbdev->irqs[i].flags | IRQF_SHARED,
+				kbdev->irqs[i].flags | IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_PERF_CRITICAL,
 				dev_name(kbdev->dev),
 				kbase_tag(kbdev, i));
 		if (err) {