diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
index 124357773ffade4a78766e3cd021d928fa4f5866..f5aaf6c83222299691364258118b0dd41b22fac7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic.h
@@ -650,8 +650,8 @@ static inline void entering_ack_irq(void)
 
 static inline void ipi_entering_ack_irq(void)
 {
-	ack_APIC_irq();
 	irq_enter();
+	ack_APIC_irq();
 }
 
 static inline void exiting_irq(void)
@@ -661,9 +661,8 @@ static inline void exiting_irq(void)
 
 static inline void exiting_ack_irq(void)
 {
-	irq_exit();
-	/* Ack only at the end to avoid potential reentry */
 	ack_APIC_irq();
+	irq_exit();
 }
 
 extern void ioapic_zap_locks(void);