diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/mem_detect.c b/arch/s390/boot/mem_detect.c
index 62e7c13ce85c7..032d681652163 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/mem_detect.c
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/mem_detect.c
@@ -70,24 +70,27 @@ static int __diag260(unsigned long rx1, unsigned long rx2)
 	register unsigned long _ry asm("4") = 0x10; /* storage configuration */
 	int rc = -1;				    /* fail */
 	unsigned long reg1, reg2;
-	psw_t old = S390_lowcore.program_new_psw;
+	psw_t old;
 
 	asm volatile(
+		"	mvc	0(16,%[psw_old]),0(%[psw_pgm])\n"
 		"	epsw	%0,%1\n"
-		"	st	%0,%[psw_pgm]\n"
-		"	st	%1,%[psw_pgm]+4\n"
+		"	st	%0,0(%[psw_pgm])\n"
+		"	st	%1,4(%[psw_pgm])\n"
 		"	larl	%0,1f\n"
-		"	stg	%0,%[psw_pgm]+8\n"
+		"	stg	%0,8(%[psw_pgm])\n"
 		"	diag	%[rx],%[ry],0x260\n"
 		"	ipm	%[rc]\n"
 		"	srl	%[rc],28\n"
-		"1:\n"
+		"1:	mvc	0(16,%[psw_pgm]),0(%[psw_old])\n"
 		: "=&d" (reg1), "=&a" (reg2),
-		  [psw_pgm] "=Q" (S390_lowcore.program_new_psw),
+		  "+Q" (S390_lowcore.program_new_psw),
+		  "=Q" (old),
 		  [rc] "+&d" (rc), [ry] "+d" (_ry)
-		: [rx] "d" (_rx1), "d" (_rx2)
+		: [rx] "d" (_rx1), "d" (_rx2),
+		  [psw_old] "a" (&old),
+		  [psw_pgm] "a" (&S390_lowcore.program_new_psw)
 		: "cc", "memory");
-	S390_lowcore.program_new_psw = old;
 	return rc == 0 ? _ry : -1;
 }