diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
index e06f21f60dc5..c71c79262a48 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ ENTRY(vhpt_miss)
 	ld8 r25=[r21]				// read L4 entry again
 	ld8 r26=[r17]				// read L3 PTE again
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGTABLE_4
-	ld8 r18=[r28]				// read L2 entry again
+	ld8 r19=[r28]				// read L2 entry again
 #endif
 	cmp.ne p6,p7=r0,r0
 	;;
 	cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r26,r20		// did L3 entry change
 #ifdef CONFIG_PGTABLE_4
-	cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r29,r18		// did L4 PTE change
+	cmp.ne.or.andcm p6,p7=r19,r29		// did L4 PTE change
 #endif
 	mov r27=PAGE_SHIFT<<2
 	;;