diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
index 24724a7dad49..383238a98f77 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
@@ -249,13 +249,13 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
  * load TLB entries from the page table if they exist.
  */
 	START_EXCEPTION(0x1100,	DTLBMiss)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0, r10 /* Save some working registers */
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1, r11
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5, r10 /* Save some working registers */
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6, r11
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH3, r12
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH4, r9
 	mfcr	r12
 	mfspr	r9, SPRN_PID
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5, r9
+	rlwimi	r12, r9, 0, 0xff
 	mfspr	r10, SPRN_DEAR		/* Get faulting address */
 
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
@@ -316,13 +316,12 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 	/* The bailout.  Restore registers to pre-exception conditions
 	 * and call the heavyweights to help us out.
 	 */
-	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
-	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r9
-	mtcr	r12
+	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r12
+	mtcrf	0x80, r12
 	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH4
 	mfspr	r12, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH3
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
-	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6
+	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
 	b	DataStorage
 
 /* 0x1200 - Instruction TLB Miss Exception
@@ -330,13 +329,13 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
  * registers and bailout to a different point.
  */
 	START_EXCEPTION(0x1200,	ITLBMiss)
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0, r10	 /* Save some working registers */
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1, r11
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5, r10	 /* Save some working registers */
+	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6, r11
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH3, r12
 	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH4, r9
 	mfcr	r12
 	mfspr	r9, SPRN_PID
-	mtspr	SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5, r9
+	rlwimi	r12, r9, 0, 0xff
 	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SRR0		/* Get faulting address */
 
 	/* If we are faulting a kernel address, we have to use the
@@ -397,13 +396,12 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 	/* The bailout.  Restore registers to pre-exception conditions
 	 * and call the heavyweights to help us out.
 	 */
-	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
-	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r9
-	mtcr	r12
+	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r12
+	mtcrf	0x80, r12
 	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH4
 	mfspr	r12, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH3
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
-	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6
+	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
 	b	InstructionAccess
 
 	EXCEPTION(0x1300, Trap_13, unknown_exception, EXC_XFER_STD)
@@ -543,13 +541,12 @@ finish_tlb_load:
 
 	/* Done...restore registers and get out of here.
 	*/
-	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
-	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r9
-	mtcr	r12
+	mtspr	SPRN_PID, r12
+	mtcrf	0x80, r12
 	mfspr	r9, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH4
 	mfspr	r12, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH3
-	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
-	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
+	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH6
+	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH5
 	rfi			/* Should sync shadow TLBs */
 	b	.		/* prevent prefetch past rfi */