diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 36276cdccfbc..3fe61de63e30 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
  ARM(	stmib	sp, {r1 - r12}	)
  THUMB(	stmia	sp, {r0 - r12}	)
 
+ ATRAP(	mrc	p15, 0, r7, c1, c0, 0)
+ ATRAP(	ldr	r8, .LCcralign)
+
 	ldmia	r0, {r3 - r5}
 	add	r0, sp, #S_PC		@ here for interlock avoidance
 	mov	r6, #-1			@  ""  ""     ""        ""
@@ -328,6 +331,8 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
 	str	r3, [sp]		@ save the "real" r0 copied
 					@ from the exception stack
 
+ ATRAP(	ldr	r8, [r8, #0])
+
 	@
 	@ We are now ready to fill in the remaining blanks on the stack:
 	@
@@ -341,10 +346,9 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
  ARM(	stmdb	r0, {sp, lr}^			)
  THUMB(	store_user_sp_lr r0, r1, S_SP - S_PC	)
 
-	@
 	@ Enable the alignment trap while in kernel mode
-	@
-	alignment_trap r0, .LCcralign
+ ATRAP(	teq	r8, r7)
+ ATRAP( mcrne	p15, 0, r8, c1, c0, 0)
 
 	@
 	@ Clear FP to mark the first stack frame
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
index e52fe5a2d843..6bb09d4abdea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ ENTRY(vector_swi)
 	str	r0, [sp, #S_OLD_R0]		@ Save OLD_R0
 #endif
 	zero_fp
-	alignment_trap ip, __cr_alignment
+	alignment_trap r10, ip, __cr_alignment
 	enable_irq
 	ct_user_exit
 	get_thread_info tsk
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
index 8db307d0954b..7b729394e78a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-header.S
@@ -37,11 +37,19 @@
 #endif
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	alignment_trap, rtemp, label
 #ifdef CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP
-	ldr	\rtemp, \label
-	ldr	\rtemp, [\rtemp]
-	mcr	p15, 0, \rtemp, c1, c0
+#define ATRAP(x...) x
+#else
+#define ATRAP(x...)
+#endif
+
+	.macro	alignment_trap, rtmp1, rtmp2, label
+#ifdef CONFIG_ALIGNMENT_TRAP
+	mrc	p15, 0, \rtmp2, c1, c0, 0
+	ldr	\rtmp1, \label
+	ldr	\rtmp1, [\rtmp1]
+	teq	\rtmp1, \rtmp2
+	mcrne	p15, 0, \rtmp1, c1, c0, 0
 #endif
 	.endm