diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_asm.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_asm.S
index 403a80a58c13..60a464bfd9e2 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_asm.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/mca_asm.S
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ ia64_state_save:
 	st8 [temp1]=r12		// os_status, default is cold boot
 	mov r6=IA64_MCA_SAME_CONTEXT
 	;;
-	st8 [temp1]=r6		// context, default is same context
+	st8 [temp2]=r6		// context, default is same context
 
 	// Save the pt_regs data that is not in minstate.  The previous code
 	// left regs at sos.