diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
index 49813f9824681..a9b9c32d0c1ff 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ppc_save_regs.S
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ _GLOBAL(ppc_save_regs)
 	lbz	r0,PACAIRQSOFTMASK(r13)
 	PPC_STL	r0,SOFTE(r3)
 #endif
-	/* go up one stack frame for SP */
-	PPC_LL	r4,0(r1)
-	PPC_STL	r4,GPR1(r3)
+	/* store current SP */
+	PPC_STL	r1,GPR1(r3)
 	/* get caller's LR */
+	PPC_LL	r4,0(r1)
 	PPC_LL	r0,LRSAVE(r4)
 	PPC_STL	r0,_LINK(r3)
 	mflr	r0