diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta/kernel-entry-init.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta/kernel-entry-init.h
index 77eeda77e73c..0cf8622db27f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta/kernel-entry-init.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-malta/kernel-entry-init.h
@@ -10,14 +10,15 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_MACH_MIPS_KERNEL_ENTRY_INIT_H
 #define __ASM_MACH_MIPS_KERNEL_ENTRY_INIT_H
 
+#include <asm/regdef.h>
+#include <asm/mipsregs.h>
+
 	/*
 	 * Prepare segments for EVA boot:
 	 *
 	 * This is in case the processor boots in legacy configuration
 	 * (SI_EVAReset is de-asserted and CONFIG5.K == 0)
 	 *
-	 * On entry, t1 is loaded with CP0_CONFIG
-	 *
 	 * ========================= Mappings =============================
 	 * Virtual memory           Physical memory           Mapping
 	 * 0x00000000 - 0x7fffffff  0x80000000 - 0xfffffffff   MUSUK (kuseg)
@@ -30,12 +31,20 @@
 	 *
 	 *
 	 * Lowmem is expanded to 2GB
+	 *
+	 * The following code uses the t0, t1, t2 and ra registers without
+	 * previously preserving them.
+	 *
 	 */
-	.macro	eva_entry
+	.macro	platform_eva_init
+
+	.set	push
+	.set	reorder
 	/*
 	 * Get Config.K0 value and use it to program
 	 * the segmentation registers
 	 */
+	mfc0    t1, CP0_CONFIG
 	andi	t1, 0x7 /* CCA */
 	move	t2, t1
 	ins	t2, t1, 16, 3
@@ -77,6 +86,8 @@
 	mtc0    t0, $16, 5
 	sync
 	jal	mips_ihb
+
+	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	kernel_entry_setup
@@ -95,7 +106,7 @@
 	sll     t0, t0, 6   /* SC bit */
 	bgez    t0, 9f
 
-	eva_entry
+	platform_eva_init
 	b       0f
 9:
 	/* Assume we came from YAMON... */
@@ -127,8 +138,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_EVA
 	sync
 	ehb
-	mfc0    t1, CP0_CONFIG
-	eva_entry
+	platform_eva_init
 #endif
 	.endm