diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index ad24b80641d0491196dfdcb849b9478865bd5f39..ccea2d5cb4248e9fb1c7f13978d2842984b83e1d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -388,8 +388,9 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	str	r0, [r13]			@ save R0's value.
 	ldr	r0, IRQ_STACK_START_IN		@ get data regions start
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index 1fc1da071b4cb09fb0b1a87ac2bf387729071309..f20da8eb7bfcc73dd146789465fd7715b75b0af8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -393,9 +393,11 @@ c_runtime_cpu_setup:
 	/* save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack */
 	str	lr, [r0]
 	/* get the spsr */
-	mrs	r0, spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr
 	/* save spsr in position 1 of saved stack */
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]
+	/* restore lr */
+	ldr	lr, [r0]
 	/* restore r0 */
 	ldr	r0, [r13]
 	/* pop stack entry */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 64008ba6cf3d97dab17870c618fe99a6ca7d926f..61da7acde910d37b67b45cdad80461cb3e85a2dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -463,9 +463,10 @@ ENDPROC(cpu_init_crit)
 						@ spots for abort stack
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0
 						@ of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of
 						@ saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index 3e07c7c35abcce5d90b5fef462d5c6b56797aed7..ada91a66c98d27f611cc7abed4222a7453554685 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	str	r0, [r13]			@ save R0's value.
 	ldr	r0, IRQ_STACK_START_IN		@ get data regions start
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm