diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 5194cf79c90f..0ef0093800f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ struct svc_pt_regs {
 	u32 unused;
 };
 
+#define to_svc_pt_regs(r) container_of(r, struct svc_pt_regs, regs)
+
 #define user_mode(regs)	\
 	(((regs)->ARM_cpsr & 0xf) == 0)
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index 4a803c5a1ff7..f1c720c0d568 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		domain = DACR_UACCESS_ENABLE;
 	else
-		domain = *(unsigned int *)(regs + 1);
+		domain = to_svc_pt_regs(regs)->dacr;
 #else
 	domain = get_domain();
 #endif