diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c b/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
index 5b26e7efa9ea..c3fe769d7558 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/swp_emulate.c
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
  */
 #define __user_swpX_asm(data, addr, res, temp, B)		\
 	__asm__ __volatile__(					\
-	"	mov		%2, %1\n"			\
-	"0:	ldrex"B"	%1, [%3]\n"			\
-	"1:	strex"B"	%0, %2, [%3]\n"			\
+	"0:	ldrex"B"	%2, [%3]\n"			\
+	"1:	strex"B"	%0, %1, [%3]\n"			\
 	"	cmp		%0, #0\n"			\
+	"	moveq		%1, %2\n"			\
 	"	movne		%0, %4\n"			\
 	"2:\n"							\
 	"	.section	 .text.fixup,\"ax\"\n"		\