diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
index 2df32a516ffe..806a39635482 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
@@ -283,16 +283,16 @@ alternative_else_nop_endif
 	stp	lr, x21, [sp, #S_LR]
 
 	/*
-	 * For exceptions from EL0, terminate the callchain here.
+	 * For exceptions from EL0, create a terminal frame record.
 	 * For exceptions from EL1, create a synthetic frame record so the
 	 * interrupted code shows up in the backtrace.
 	 */
 	.if \el == 0
-	mov	x29, xzr
+	stp	xzr, xzr, [sp, #S_STACKFRAME]
 	.else
 	stp	x29, x22, [sp, #S_STACKFRAME]
-	add	x29, sp, #S_STACKFRAME
 	.endif
+	add	x29, sp, #S_STACKFRAME
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SW_TTBR0_PAN
 alternative_if_not ARM64_HAS_PAN
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
index 2a1a7a281d34..c22706aa32a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ int notrace unwind_frame(struct task_struct *tsk, struct stackframe *frame)
 	unsigned long fp = frame->fp;
 	struct stack_info info;
 
-	/* Terminal record; nothing to unwind */
-	if (!fp)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
 	if (fp & 0xf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -132,6 +128,12 @@ int notrace unwind_frame(struct task_struct *tsk, struct stackframe *frame)
 
 	frame->pc = ptrauth_strip_insn_pac(frame->pc);
 
+	/*
+	 * This is a terminal record, so we have finished unwinding.
+	 */
+	if (!frame->fp && !frame->pc)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(unwind_frame);