diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
index 4210ec2cb4ca..85bea06e798b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/switch.c
@@ -622,12 +622,17 @@ static inline void save_ppuint_mb(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 static inline void save_ch_part1(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 {
 	struct spu_priv2 __iomem *priv2 = spu->priv2;
-	u64 idx, ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 1UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
+	u64 idx, ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
 	int i;
 
 	/* Save, Step 42:
-	 *     Save the following CH: [0,1,3,4,24,25,27]
 	 */
+
+	/* Save CH 1, without channel count */
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, 1);
+	csa->spu_chnldata_RW[1] = in_be64(&priv2->spu_chnldata_RW);
+
+	/* Save the following CH: [0,3,4,24,25,27] */
 	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
 		idx = ch_indices[i];
 		out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, idx);
@@ -1105,13 +1110,18 @@ static inline void clear_spu_status(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 static inline void reset_ch_part1(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 {
 	struct spu_priv2 __iomem *priv2 = spu->priv2;
-	u64 ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 1UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
+	u64 ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
 	u64 idx;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Restore, Step 20:
-	 *     Reset the following CH: [0,1,3,4,24,25,27]
 	 */
+
+	/* Reset CH 1 */
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, 1);
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnldata_RW, 0UL);
+
+	/* Reset the following CH: [0,3,4,24,25,27] */
 	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
 		idx = ch_indices[i];
 		out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, idx);
@@ -1572,12 +1582,17 @@ static inline void restore_decr_wrapped(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 static inline void restore_ch_part1(struct spu_state *csa, struct spu *spu)
 {
 	struct spu_priv2 __iomem *priv2 = spu->priv2;
-	u64 idx, ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 1UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
+	u64 idx, ch_indices[7] = { 0UL, 3UL, 4UL, 24UL, 25UL, 27UL };
 	int i;
 
 	/* Restore, Step 59:
-	 *     Restore the following CH: [0,1,3,4,24,25,27]
 	 */
+
+	/* Restore CH 1 without count */
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, 1);
+	out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnldata_RW, csa->spu_chnldata_RW[1]);
+
+	/* Restore the following CH: [0,3,4,24,25,27] */
 	for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
 		idx = ch_indices[i];
 		out_be64(&priv2->spu_chnlcntptr_RW, idx);