diff --git a/linux-user/host/ppc64/safe-syscall.inc.S b/linux-user/host/ppc64/safe-syscall.inc.S
index d30050a67ca5..8ed73a5b8683 100644
--- a/linux-user/host/ppc64/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/linux-user/host/ppc64/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ safe_syscall_base:
 	 *               and returns the result in r3
 	 * Shuffle everything around appropriately.
 	 */
-	mr	11, 3	/* signal_pending */
+	std     14, 16(1) /* Preserve r14 in SP+16 */
+	.cfi_offset 14, 16
+	mr	14, 3	/* signal_pending */
 	mr	0, 4	/* syscall number */
 	mr	3, 5	/* syscall arguments */
 	mr	4, 6
@@ -67,12 +69,13 @@ safe_syscall_base:
 	 */
 safe_syscall_start:
 	/* if signal_pending is non-zero, don't do the call */
-	lwz	12, 0(11)
+	lwz	12, 0(14)
 	cmpwi	0, 12, 0
 	bne-	0f
 	sc
 safe_syscall_end:
 	/* code path when we did execute the syscall */
+	ld 14, 16(1) /* restore r14 to its original value */
 	bnslr+
 
 	/* syscall failed; return negative errno */
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ safe_syscall_end:
 
 	/* code path when we didn't execute the syscall */
 0:	addi	3, 0, -TARGET_ERESTARTSYS
+	ld 14, 16(1) /* restore r14 to its orginal value */
 	blr
 	.cfi_endproc