diff --git a/kernel/src/power/reboot.cpp b/kernel/src/power/reboot.cpp
index 9f0f1008..0bb914af 100644
--- a/kernel/src/power/reboot.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/power/reboot.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static void try_idt_triple_fault()
 
 [[noreturn]] void reboot()
 {
+    Interrupts::disable();
     kinfoln("Attempting reboot using ACPI");
     try_acpi_reboot();
     kinfoln("Attempting reboot using keyboard RESET pulsing");
diff --git a/kernel/src/power/shutdown.cpp b/kernel/src/power/shutdown.cpp
index 3d365dee..5921268b 100644
--- a/kernel/src/power/shutdown.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/power/shutdown.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 #define MODULE "power"
 
 #include "power/shutdown.h"
+#include "interrupts/Interrupts.h"
 #include "io/IO.h"
 #include "log/Log.h"
 #include "panic/hang.h"
 
 [[noreturn]] void shutdown()
 {
+    Interrupts::disable();
     kinfoln("Attempting shutdown using the Bochs method");
     IO::outw(0xB004, 0x2000);
     kinfoln("Attempting shutdown using the QEMU method");