diff --git a/arch/x86_64/irq.c b/arch/x86_64/irq.c
index 3716988..57365fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/irq.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ void syscall_dispatch(struct ml_cpu_context *regs)
 
 	SYSCALL_SIGNATURE(fn) = (SYSCALL_SIGNATURE())syscall_impl;
 
+	ml_int_enable();
 	regs->rax
 		= fn(regs->rdi,
 	             regs->rsi,
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ void syscall_dispatch(struct ml_cpu_context *regs)
 	             regs->r9,
 	             regs->r13,
 	             regs->r14);
+	ml_int_disable();
 }
 
 void hook_irq(enum irq_vector vec, struct irq_hook *hook)