diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index aa18a8b7b380..13f22d1d0e8b 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ NESTED(except_vec_nmi, 0, sp)
 NESTED(nmi_handler, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	.set	push
 	.set	noat
-	.set	mips3
 	SAVE_ALL
  	move	a0, sp
 	jal	nmi_exception_handler
 	RESTORE_ALL
+	.set	mips3
 	eret
 	.set	pop
 	END(nmi_handler)