diff --git a/source/arm11/hardware/hid.c b/source/arm11/hardware/hid.c
index 2e28457..897763e 100644
--- a/source/arm11/hardware/hid.c
+++ b/source/arm11/hardware/hid.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 
 void hidInit(void)
 {
+	const u32 mcuInterruptMask = 0xFFFF1800u; // Standard bitmask at cold boot
+	I2C_writeRegBuf(I2C_DEV_MCU, 0x18, (const u8*)&mcuInterruptMask, 4);
+
 	IRQ_registerHandler(IRQ_MCU_HID, 14, 0, true, hidIrqHandler);
 	GPIO_setBit(19, 9); // This enables the MCU HID IRQ
 }