diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 954a198494ef..368fdb779175 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
 #include <linux/bootmem.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
 
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/branch.h>
@@ -292,6 +293,16 @@ NORET_TYPE void ATTRIB_NORET die(const char * str, struct pt_regs * regs)
 	printk("%s[#%d]:\n", str, ++die_counter);
 	show_registers(regs);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&die_lock);
+
+	if (in_interrupt())
+		panic("Fatal exception in interrupt");
+
+	if (panic_on_oops) {
+		printk(KERN_EMERG "Fatal exception: panic in 5 seconds\n");
+		ssleep(5);
+		panic("Fatal exception");
+	}
+
 	do_exit(SIGSEGV);
 }