diff --git a/src/arch/aarch64/interrupt/mod.rs b/src/arch/aarch64/interrupt/mod.rs
index b7451af..9811df2 100644
--- a/src/arch/aarch64/interrupt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/arch/aarch64/interrupt/mod.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub unsafe fn halt() {
 /// Safe because it is similar to a NOP, and has no memory effects
 #[inline(always)]
 pub fn pause() {
-    unsafe { llvm_asm!("wfi") };
+    unsafe { llvm_asm!("nop") };
 }
 
 pub fn available_irqs_iter(cpu_id: usize) -> impl Iterator<Item = u8> + 'static {
diff --git a/src/context/arch/aarch64.rs b/src/context/arch/aarch64.rs
index 5f5e2a3..ac74e22 100644
--- a/src/context/arch/aarch64.rs
+++ b/src/context/arch/aarch64.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ impl Context {
 
         llvm_asm!("mov   $0, sp" : "=r"(self.sp) : : "memory" : "volatile");
         llvm_asm!("mov   sp, $0" : : "r"(next.sp) : "memory" : "volatile");
+
+        CONTEXT_SWITCH_LOCK.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
     }
 }