diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
index 867f924b05c7..b99b38862fcb 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/asmmacro.h
@@ -298,21 +298,21 @@
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	copy_u_w	ws, n
+	.macro	copy_s_w	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips32r2
 	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
-	copy_u.w $1, $w\ws[\n]
+	copy_s.w $1, $w\ws[\n]
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	copy_u_d	ws, n
+	.macro	copy_s_d	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	mips64r2
 	.set	fp=64
 	.set	msa
-	copy_u.d $1, $w\ws[\n]
+	copy_s.d $1, $w\ws[\n]
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
@@ -346,8 +346,8 @@
 #define STH_MSA_INSN		0x5800081f
 #define STW_MSA_INSN		0x5800082f
 #define STD_MSA_INSN		0x5800083f
-#define COPY_UW_MSA_INSN	0x58f00056
-#define COPY_UD_MSA_INSN	0x58f80056
+#define COPY_SW_MSA_INSN	0x58b00056
+#define COPY_SD_MSA_INSN	0x58b80056
 #define INSERT_W_MSA_INSN	0x59300816
 #define INSERT_D_MSA_INSN	0x59380816
 #else
@@ -361,8 +361,8 @@
 #define STH_MSA_INSN		0x78000825
 #define STW_MSA_INSN		0x78000826
 #define STD_MSA_INSN		0x78000827
-#define COPY_UW_MSA_INSN	0x78f00059
-#define COPY_UD_MSA_INSN	0x78f80059
+#define COPY_SW_MSA_INSN	0x78b00059
+#define COPY_SD_MSA_INSN	0x78b80059
 #define INSERT_W_MSA_INSN	0x79300819
 #define INSERT_D_MSA_INSN	0x79380819
 #endif
@@ -461,21 +461,21 @@
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	copy_u_w	ws, n
+	.macro	copy_s_w	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	noat
 	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	.insn
-	.word	COPY_UW_MSA_INSN | (\n << 16) | (\ws << 11)
+	.word	COPY_SW_MSA_INSN | (\n << 16) | (\ws << 11)
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
-	.macro	copy_u_d	ws, n
+	.macro	copy_s_d	ws, n
 	.set	push
 	.set	noat
 	SET_HARDFLOAT
 	.insn
-	.word	COPY_UD_MSA_INSN | (\n << 16) | (\ws << 11)
+	.word	COPY_SD_MSA_INSN | (\n << 16) | (\ws << 11)
 	.set	pop
 	.endm
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
index 17732f876eff..56d86b09c917 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
@@ -244,17 +244,17 @@ LEAF(\name)
 	.set	push
 	.set	noat
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	copy_u_d \wr, 1
+	copy_s_d \wr, 1
 	EX sd	$1, \off(\base)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
-	copy_u_w \wr, 2
+	copy_s_w \wr, 2
 	EX sw	$1, \off(\base)
-	copy_u_w \wr, 3
+	copy_s_w \wr, 3
 	EX sw	$1, (\off+4)(\base)
 #else /* CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN */
-	copy_u_w \wr, 2
+	copy_s_w \wr, 2
 	EX sw	$1, (\off+4)(\base)
-	copy_u_w \wr, 3
+	copy_s_w \wr, 3
 	EX sw	$1, \off(\base)
 #endif
 	.set	pop