diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
index 2d4d21bb46a9..5d284f78b0b4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ _GLOBAL(ppc_save_regs)
 	lbz	r0,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	PPC_STL	r0,SOFTE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r3)
 #endif
-	/* go up one stack frame for SP */
-	PPC_LL	r4,0(r1)
-	PPC_STL	r4,1*SZL(r3)
+	/* store current SP */
+	PPC_STL r1,1*SZL(r3)
 	/* get caller's LR */
+	PPC_LL	r4,0(r1)
 	PPC_LL	r0,LRSAVE(r4)
 	PPC_STL	r0,_LINK-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r3)
 	mflr	r0