diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/livepatch.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/livepatch.h
index 4a3d5d25fed5..ae25e6e72997 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/livepatch.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/livepatch.h
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
 #include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
-static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
+static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct ftrace_regs *fregs, unsigned long ip)
 {
+	struct pt_regs *regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
+
 	regs->nip = ip;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/livepatch.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/livepatch.h
index 818612b784cd..d578a8c76676 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/livepatch.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/livepatch.h
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@
 #ifndef ASM_LIVEPATCH_H
 #define ASM_LIVEPATCH_H
 
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 
-static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
+static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct ftrace_regs *fregs, unsigned long ip)
 {
+	struct pt_regs *regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
+
 	regs->psw.addr = ip;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
index e00fe88146e0..9f3130f40807 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/ftrace.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ arch_ftrace_get_regs(struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
 		return NULL;
 	return &fregs->regs;
 }
+
+#define ftrace_instruction_pointer_set(fregs, _ip)	\
+	do { (fregs)->regs.ip = (_ip); } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
index 1fde1ab6559e..7c5cc6660e4b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 
-static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long ip)
+static inline void klp_arch_set_pc(struct ftrace_regs *fregs, unsigned long ip)
 {
-	regs->ip = ip;
+	ftrace_instruction_pointer_set(fregs, ip);
 }
 
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_LIVEPATCH_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
index 60e3b64f5ea6..0d54099c2a3a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
@@ -157,6 +157,10 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(ftrace_caller_op_ptr, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 SYM_INNER_LABEL(ftrace_call, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	call ftrace_stub
 
+	/* Handlers can change the RIP */
+	movq RIP(%rsp), %rax
+	movq %rax, MCOUNT_REG_SIZE(%rsp)
+
 	restore_mcount_regs
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 588ea7023a7a..9a8ce28e4485 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ struct ftrace_regs {
 };
 #define arch_ftrace_get_regs(fregs) (&(fregs)->regs)
 
+/*
+ * ftrace_instruction_pointer_set() is to be defined by the architecture
+ * if to allow setting of the instruction pointer from the ftrace_regs
+ * when HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS is set and it supports
+ * live kernel patching.
+ */
+#define ftrace_instruction_pointer_set(fregs, ip) do { } while (0)
 #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS */
 
 static __always_inline struct pt_regs *ftrace_get_regs(struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/Kconfig b/kernel/livepatch/Kconfig
index 54102deb50ba..53d51ed619a3 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config HAVE_LIVEPATCH
 
 config LIVEPATCH
 	bool "Kernel Live Patching"
-	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
+	depends on DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS || DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
 	depends on MODULES
 	depends on SYSFS
 	depends on KALLSYMS_ALL
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
index f89f9e7e9b07..e8029aea67f1 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
 				       struct ftrace_ops *fops,
 				       struct ftrace_regs *fregs)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *regs = ftrace_get_regs(fregs);
 	struct klp_ops *ops;
 	struct klp_func *func;
 	int patch_state;
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
 	if (func->nop)
 		goto unlock;
 
-	klp_arch_set_pc(regs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);
+	klp_arch_set_pc(fregs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);
 
 unlock:
 	preempt_enable_notrace();
@@ -200,8 +199,10 @@ static int klp_patch_func(struct klp_func *func)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		ops->fops.func = klp_ftrace_handler;
-		ops->fops.flags = FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS |
-				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC |
+		ops->fops.flags = FTRACE_OPS_FL_DYNAMIC |
+#ifndef CONFIG_HAVE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_ARGS
+				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS |
+#endif
 				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_IPMODIFY |
 				  FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT;