diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 80b450e0a7d425..8b19f10c0d0f86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 6
 PATCHLEVEL = 12
-SUBLEVEL = 78
+SUBLEVEL = 79
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Baby Opossum Posse
 
diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/machine_kexec.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/machine_kexec.c
index 19bd763263d36e..8ef4e4595d61a3 100644
--- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/machine_kexec.c
+++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/machine_kexec.c
@@ -136,28 +136,6 @@ void kexec_reboot(void)
 	BUG();
 }
 
-static void machine_kexec_mask_interrupts(void)
-{
-	unsigned int i;
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-
-	for_each_irq_desc(i, desc) {
-		struct irq_chip *chip;
-
-		chip = irq_desc_get_chip(desc);
-		if (!chip)
-			continue;
-
-		if (chip->irq_eoi && irqd_irq_inprogress(&desc->irq_data))
-			chip->irq_eoi(&desc->irq_data);
-
-		if (chip->irq_mask)
-			chip->irq_mask(&desc->irq_data);
-
-		if (chip->irq_disable && !irqd_irq_disabled(&desc->irq_data))
-			chip->irq_disable(&desc->irq_data);
-	}
-}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void kexec_shutdown_secondary(void *regs)