diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
index ab1ee0ab082b..d1273c1a1364 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
 	ldq	$20, HAE_REG($19);	\
 	stq	$21, HAE_CACHE($19);	\
 	stq	$21, 0($20);		\
-	ldq	$0, 0($sp);		\
-	ldq	$1, 8($sp);		\
 99:;					\
 	ldq	$19, 72($sp);		\
 	ldq	$20, 80($sp);		\
@@ -316,7 +314,7 @@ ret_from_sys_call:
 	cmovne	$26, 0, $19		/* $19 = 0 => non-restartable */
 	ldq	$0, SP_OFF($sp)
 	and	$0, 8, $0
-	beq	$0, restore_all
+	beq	$0, ret_to_kernel
 ret_to_user:
 	/* Make sure need_resched and sigpending don't change between
 		sampling and the rti.  */
@@ -329,6 +327,11 @@ restore_all:
 	RESTORE_ALL
 	call_pal PAL_rti
 
+ret_to_kernel:
+	lda	$16, 7
+	call_pal PAL_swpipl
+	br restore_all
+
 	.align 3
 $syscall_error:
 	/*
@@ -657,7 +660,7 @@ kernel_thread:
 	/* We don't actually care for a3 success widgetry in the kernel.
 	   Not for positive errno values.  */
 	stq	$0, 0($sp)		/* $0 */
-	br	restore_all
+	br	ret_to_kernel
 .end kernel_thread
 
 /*