diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 6e8de80bb446..4cc13508d967 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ NESTED(handle_sys, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	.set    noreorder
 	.set	nomacro
 
-1:	user_lw(t5, 16(t0))		# argument #5 from usp
-4:	user_lw(t6, 20(t0))		# argument #6 from usp
-3:	user_lw(t7, 24(t0))		# argument #7 from usp
-2:	user_lw(t8, 28(t0))		# argument #8 from usp
+load_a4: user_lw(t5, 16(t0))		# argument #5 from usp
+load_a5: user_lw(t6, 20(t0))		# argument #6 from usp
+load_a6: user_lw(t7, 24(t0))		# argument #7 from usp
+load_a7: user_lw(t8, 28(t0))		# argument #8 from usp
+loads_done:
 
 	sw	t5, 16(sp)		# argument #5 to ksp
 	sw	t6, 20(sp)		# argument #6 to ksp
@@ -85,10 +86,10 @@ NESTED(handle_sys, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	.set	pop
 
 	.section __ex_table,"a"
-	PTR	1b,bad_stack
-	PTR	2b,bad_stack
-	PTR	3b,bad_stack
-	PTR	4b,bad_stack
+	PTR	load_a4, bad_stack_a4
+	PTR	load_a5, bad_stack_a5
+	PTR	load_a6, bad_stack_a6
+	PTR	load_a7, bad_stack_a7
 	.previous
 
 	lw	t0, TI_FLAGS($28)	# syscall tracing enabled?
@@ -153,8 +154,8 @@ syscall_trace_entry:
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 	/*
-	 * The stackpointer for a call with more than 4 arguments is bad.
-	 * We probably should handle this case a bit more drastic.
+	 * Our open-coded access area sanity test for the stack pointer
+	 * failed. We probably should handle this case a bit more drastic.
 	 */
 bad_stack:
 	li	v0, EFAULT
@@ -163,6 +164,22 @@ bad_stack:
 	sw	t0, PT_R7(sp)
 	j	o32_syscall_exit
 
+bad_stack_a4:
+	li	t5, 0
+	b	load_a5
+
+bad_stack_a5:
+	li	t6, 0
+	b	load_a6
+
+bad_stack_a6:
+	li	t7, 0
+	b	load_a7
+
+bad_stack_a7:
+	li	t8, 0
+	b	loads_done
+
 	/*
 	 * The system call does not exist in this kernel
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index d07b210fbeff..66d618bb2fa2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -69,16 +69,17 @@ NESTED(handle_sys, PT_SIZE, sp)
 	daddu	t1, t0, 32
 	bltz	t1, bad_stack
 
-1:	lw	a4, 16(t0)		# argument #5 from usp
-2:	lw	a5, 20(t0)		# argument #6 from usp
-3:	lw	a6, 24(t0)		# argument #7 from usp
-4:	lw	a7, 28(t0)		# argument #8 from usp (for indirect syscalls)
+load_a4: lw	a4, 16(t0)		# argument #5 from usp
+load_a5: lw	a5, 20(t0)		# argument #6 from usp
+load_a6: lw	a6, 24(t0)		# argument #7 from usp
+load_a7: lw	a7, 28(t0)		# argument #8 from usp
+loads_done:
 
 	.section __ex_table,"a"
-	PTR	1b, bad_stack
-	PTR	2b, bad_stack
-	PTR	3b, bad_stack
-	PTR	4b, bad_stack
+	PTR	load_a4, bad_stack_a4
+	PTR	load_a5, bad_stack_a5
+	PTR	load_a6, bad_stack_a6
+	PTR	load_a7, bad_stack_a7
 	.previous
 
 	li	t1, _TIF_WORK_SYSCALL_ENTRY
@@ -167,6 +168,22 @@ bad_stack:
 	sd	t0, PT_R7(sp)
 	j	o32_syscall_exit
 
+bad_stack_a4:
+	li	a4, 0
+	b	load_a5
+
+bad_stack_a5:
+	li	a5, 0
+	b	load_a6
+
+bad_stack_a6:
+	li	a6, 0
+	b	load_a7
+
+bad_stack_a7:
+	li	a7, 0
+	b	loads_done
+
 not_o32_scall:
 	/*
 	 * This is not an o32 compatibility syscall, pass it on