diff --git a/arch/microblaze/cpu/interrupts.c b/arch/microblaze/cpu/interrupts.c
index 5a13211..e7ca859 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/cpu/interrupts.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/cpu/interrupts.c
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@
 #endif
 	struct irq_action *act = vecs + irqs;
 
-	intc->iar = mask << irqs;
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_INT
 	printf
 	    ("Jumping to interrupt handler rutine addr %x,count %x,arg %x\n",
@@ -165,6 +163,8 @@
 	act->handler (act->arg);
 	act->count++;
 
+	intc->iar = mask << irqs;
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_INT
 	printf ("Dump INTC reg, isr %x, ier %x, iar %x, mer %x\n", intc->isr,
 		intc->ier, intc->iar, intc->mer);