diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 1b4796af97a0..ce1b436416e0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ SYM_CODE_END(ret_from_fork)
 .macro idtentry_body cfunc has_error_code:req
 
 	call	error_entry
+	movq	%rax, %rsp			/* switch to the task stack if from userspace */
+	ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER
 	UNWIND_HINT_REGS
 
 	movq	%rsp, %rdi			/* pt_regs pointer into 1st argument*/
@@ -982,14 +984,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(error_entry)
 	/* We have user CR3.  Change to kernel CR3. */
 	SWITCH_TO_KERNEL_CR3 scratch_reg=%rax
 
+	leaq	8(%rsp), %rdi			/* arg0 = pt_regs pointer */
 .Lerror_entry_from_usermode_after_swapgs:
 	/* Put us onto the real thread stack. */
-	popq	%r12				/* save return addr in %12 */
-	movq	%rsp, %rdi			/* arg0 = pt_regs pointer */
 	call	sync_regs
-	movq	%rax, %rsp			/* switch stack */
-	ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER
-	pushq	%r12
 	RET
 
 	/*
@@ -1021,6 +1019,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(error_entry)
 	 */
 .Lerror_entry_done_lfence:
 	FENCE_SWAPGS_KERNEL_ENTRY
+	leaq	8(%rsp), %rax			/* return pt_regs pointer */
 	RET
 
 .Lbstep_iret:
@@ -1041,12 +1040,9 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(error_entry)
 	 * Pretend that the exception came from user mode: set up pt_regs
 	 * as if we faulted immediately after IRET.
 	 */
-	popq	%r12				/* save return addr in %12 */
-	movq	%rsp, %rdi			/* arg0 = pt_regs pointer */
+	leaq	8(%rsp), %rdi			/* arg0 = pt_regs pointer */
 	call	fixup_bad_iret
-	mov	%rax, %rsp
-	ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER
-	pushq	%r12
+	mov	%rax, %rdi
 	jmp	.Lerror_entry_from_usermode_after_swapgs
 SYM_CODE_END(error_entry)