diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
index b4ba2449444b..cb41af5f3406 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@
 		 * to cover the pipeline delay.
 		 */
 		.set	mips32
-		mfc0	v1, CP0_TCSTATUS
+		mfc0	k0, CP0_TCSTATUS
 		.set	mips0
-		LONG_S	v1, PT_TCSTATUS(sp)
+		LONG_S	k0, PT_TCSTATUS(sp)
 #endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_SMTC */
 		LONG_S	$4, PT_R4(sp)
 		LONG_S	$5, PT_R5(sp)