--- zzzz-none-000/linux-4.9.231/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c	2020-07-22 07:10:54.000000000 +0000
+++ falcon-5530-730/linux-4.9.231/arch/mips/kernel/smp-mt.c	2022-08-31 08:19:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@
 	/* restart */
 	write_tc_c0_tcrestart((unsigned long)&smp_bootstrap);
 
-	/* enable the tc this vpe/cpu will be running */
-	write_tc_c0_tcstatus((read_tc_c0_tcstatus() & ~TCSTATUS_IXMT) | TCSTATUS_A);
+	/* enable the tc this vpe/cpu will be running & allow DSP instructions */
+	write_tc_c0_tcstatus((read_tc_c0_tcstatus() & ~TCSTATUS_IXMT) | TCSTATUS_A | TCSTATUS_TMX);
 
 	write_tc_c0_tchalt(0);