diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
index 8429686951f9..5c0246b955d8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/syscall.h
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ static inline void syscall_get_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
 	if (test_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_31BIT))
 		mask = 0xffffffff;
 #endif
-	if (i + n == 6)
-		args[--n] = regs->args[0] & mask;
 	while (n-- > 0)
 		if (i + n > 0)
 			args[n] = regs->gprs[2 + i + n] & mask;
@@ -80,8 +78,6 @@ static inline void syscall_set_arguments(struct task_struct *task,
 					 const unsigned long *args)
 {
 	BUG_ON(i + n > 6);
-	if (i + n == 6)
-		regs->args[0] = args[--n];
 	while (n-- > 0)
 		if (i + n > 0)
 			regs->gprs[2 + i + n] = args[n];
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
index 736d7010629e..5efce7202984 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -254,12 +254,11 @@ sysc_do_svc:
 	bnl	BASED(sysc_nr_ok)
 	lr	%r7,%r1 	  # copy svc number to %r7
 sysc_nr_ok:
-	mvc	SP_ARGS(4,%r15),SP_R7(%r15)
-sysc_do_restart:
 	sth	%r7,SP_SVCNR(%r15)
 	sll	%r7,2		  # svc number *4
 	l	%r8,BASED(.Lsysc_table)
 	tm	__TI_flags+2(%r9),_TIF_SYSCALL
+	mvc	SP_ARGS(4,%r15),SP_R7(%r15)
 	l	%r8,0(%r7,%r8)	  # get system call addr.
 	bnz	BASED(sysc_tracesys)
 	basr	%r14,%r8	  # call sys_xxxx
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ sysc_restart:
 	l	%r7,SP_R2(%r15) 	# load new svc number
 	mvc	SP_R2(4,%r15),SP_ORIG_R2(%r15) # restore first argument
 	lm	%r2,%r6,SP_R2(%r15)	# load svc arguments
-	b	BASED(sysc_do_restart)	# restart svc
+	b	BASED(sysc_nr_ok)	# restart svc
 
 #
 # _TIF_SINGLE_STEP is set, call do_single_step
@@ -380,6 +379,7 @@ sysc_tracesys:
 	l	%r8,0(%r7,%r8)
 sysc_tracego:
 	lm	%r3,%r6,SP_R3(%r15)
+	mvc	SP_ARGS(4,%r15),SP_R7(%r15)
 	l	%r2,SP_ORIG_R2(%r15)
 	basr	%r14,%r8		# call sys_xxx
 	st	%r2,SP_R2(%r15)		# store return value
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
index e4038ea4dc57..a2be23922f43 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ sysc_saveall:
 	CREATE_STACK_FRAME __LC_SAVE_AREA
 	mvc	SP_PSW(16,%r15),__LC_SVC_OLD_PSW
 	mvc	SP_ILC(4,%r15),__LC_SVC_ILC
-	stg	%r7,SP_ARGS(%r15)
 	lg	%r12,__LC_THREAD_INFO	# load pointer to thread_info struct
 sysc_vtime:
 	UPDATE_VTIME __LC_EXIT_TIMER,__LC_SYNC_ENTER_TIMER,__LC_USER_TIMER
@@ -274,6 +273,7 @@ sysc_nr_ok:
 sysc_noemu:
 #endif
 	tm	__TI_flags+6(%r12),_TIF_SYSCALL
+	mvc	SP_ARGS(8,%r15),SP_R7(%r15)
 	lgf	%r8,0(%r7,%r10) # load address of system call routine
 	jnz	sysc_tracesys
 	basr	%r14,%r8	# call sys_xxxx
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ sysc_tracesys:
 	lgf	%r8,0(%r7,%r10)
 sysc_tracego:
 	lmg	%r3,%r6,SP_R3(%r15)
+	mvc	SP_ARGS(8,%r15),SP_R7(%r15)
 	lg	%r2,SP_ORIG_R2(%r15)
 	basr	%r14,%r8		# call sys_xxx
 	stg	%r2,SP_R2(%r15)		# store return value
@@ -953,7 +954,6 @@ cleanup_system_call:
 	CREATE_STACK_FRAME __LC_SAVE_AREA
 	mvc	SP_PSW(16,%r15),__LC_SVC_OLD_PSW
 	mvc	SP_ILC(4,%r15),__LC_SVC_ILC
-	stg	%r7,SP_ARGS(%r15)
 	mvc	8(8,%r12),__LC_THREAD_INFO
 cleanup_vtime:
 	clc	__LC_RETURN_PSW+8(8),BASED(cleanup_system_call_insn+24)