diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/head.S b/arch/s390/boot/head.S
index 4b86a8d3c121..e6bf5f40bff3 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/head.S
@@ -360,22 +360,23 @@ ENTRY(startup_kdump)
 # the save area and does disabled wait with a faulty address.
 #
 ENTRY(startup_pgm_check_handler)
-	stmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
-	la	%r1,4095
-	stctg	%c0,%c15,__LC_CREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r1)
-	mvc	__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(128,%r1),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
-	mvc	__LC_PSW_SAVE_AREA-4095(16,%r1),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW
+	stmg	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	la	%r8,4095
+	stctg	%c0,%c15,__LC_CREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r8)
+	stmg	%r0,%r7,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r8)
+	mvc	__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095+64(64,%r8),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	mvc	__LC_PSW_SAVE_AREA-4095(16,%r8),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW
 	mvc	__LC_RETURN_PSW(16),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW
 	ni	__LC_RETURN_PSW,0xfc	# remove IO and EX bits
 	ni	__LC_RETURN_PSW+1,0xfb	# remove MCHK bit
 	oi	__LC_RETURN_PSW+1,0x2	# set wait state bit
-	larl	%r2,.Lold_psw_disabled_wait
-	stg	%r2,__LC_PGM_NEW_PSW+8
-	l	%r15,.Ldump_info_stack-.Lold_psw_disabled_wait(%r2)
+	larl	%r9,.Lold_psw_disabled_wait
+	stg	%r9,__LC_PGM_NEW_PSW+8
+	l	%r15,.Ldump_info_stack-.Lold_psw_disabled_wait(%r9)
 	brasl	%r14,print_pgm_check_info
 .Lold_psw_disabled_wait:
-	la	%r1,4095
-	lmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r1)
+	la	%r8,4095
+	lmg	%r0,%r15,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r8)
 	lpswe	__LC_RETURN_PSW		# disabled wait
 .Ldump_info_stack:
 	.long	0x5000 + PAGE_SIZE - STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD