diff --git a/linux-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S b/linux-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
index 58a2329b37..bc1f5a9792 100644
--- a/linux-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/linux-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ safe_syscall_base:
 	 *               and return the result in x0
 	 * and the syscall instruction needs
 	 *               x8 == syscall number
-	 *               x0 ... x7 == syscall arguments
+	 *               x0 ... x6 == syscall arguments
 	 *               and returns the result in x0
 	 * Shuffle everything around appropriately.
 	 */
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ safe_syscall_base:
 	mov	x2, x4
 	mov	x3, x5
 	mov	x4, x6
-	mov	x6, x7
-	ldr	x7, [sp]
+	mov	x5, x7
+	ldr	x6, [sp]
 
 	/* This next sequence of code works in conjunction with the
 	 * rewind_if_safe_syscall_function(). If a signal is taken