diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
index 7ee48e7f8f31..3fd7861de4d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-armv.S
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ ENDPROC(__und_invalid)
 	@  r4 - orig_r0 (see pt_regs definition in ptrace.h)
 	@
 	stmia	r5, {r0 - r4}
-
-	asm_trace_hardirqs_off
 	.endm
 
 	.align	5
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ __dabt_svc:
 	@
 	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
 	@
-	disable_irq
+	disable_irq_notrace
 
 	@
 	@ restore SPSR and restart the instruction
@@ -218,6 +216,9 @@ ENDPROC(__dabt_svc)
 __irq_svc:
 	svc_entry
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+	bl	trace_hardirqs_off
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 	get_thread_info tsk
 	ldr	r8, [tsk, #TI_PREEMPT]		@ get preempt count
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ __und_svc:
 	@
 	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
 	@
-1:	disable_irq
+1:	disable_irq_notrace
 
 	@
 	@ restore SPSR and restart the instruction
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ __pabt_svc:
 	@
 	@ IRQs off again before pulling preserved data off the stack
 	@
-	disable_irq
+	disable_irq_notrace
 
 	@
 	@ restore SPSR and restart the instruction
@@ -393,8 +394,6 @@ ENDPROC(__pabt_svc)
 	@ Clear FP to mark the first stack frame
 	@
 	zero_fp
-
-	asm_trace_hardirqs_off
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	kuser_cmpxchg_check
@@ -465,9 +464,6 @@ __irq_usr:
  THUMB(	movne	r0, #0		)
  THUMB(	strne	r0, [r0]	)
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
-	bl	trace_hardirqs_on
-#endif
 
 	mov	why, #0
 	b	ret_to_user
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
index acf5e6fdb6dc..a4a9cc88bec7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/process.c
@@ -351,17 +351,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dump_fpu);
 
 /*
  * Shuffle the argument into the correct register before calling the
- * thread function.  r1 is the thread argument, r2 is the pointer to
- * the thread function, and r3 points to the exit function.
+ * thread function.  r4 is the thread argument, r5 is the pointer to
+ * the thread function, and r6 points to the exit function.
  */
 extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
 asm(	".pushsection .text\n"
 "	.align\n"
 "	.type	kernel_thread_helper, #function\n"
 "kernel_thread_helper:\n"
-"	mov	r0, r1\n"
-"	mov	lr, r3\n"
-"	mov	pc, r2\n"
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+"	bl	trace_hardirqs_on\n"
+#endif
+"	msr	cpsr_c, r7\n"
+"	mov	r0, r4\n"
+"	mov	lr, r6\n"
+"	mov	pc, r5\n"
 "	.size	kernel_thread_helper, . - kernel_thread_helper\n"
 "	.popsection");
 
@@ -391,11 +395,12 @@ pid_t kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
 
-	regs.ARM_r1 = (unsigned long)arg;
-	regs.ARM_r2 = (unsigned long)fn;
-	regs.ARM_r3 = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_exit;
+	regs.ARM_r4 = (unsigned long)arg;
+	regs.ARM_r5 = (unsigned long)fn;
+	regs.ARM_r6 = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_exit;
+	regs.ARM_r7 = SVC_MODE | PSR_ENDSTATE | PSR_ISETSTATE;
 	regs.ARM_pc = (unsigned long)kernel_thread_helper;
-	regs.ARM_cpsr = SVC_MODE | PSR_ENDSTATE | PSR_ISETSTATE;
+	regs.ARM_cpsr = regs.ARM_r7 | PSR_I_BIT;
 
 	return do_fork(flags|CLONE_VM|CLONE_UNTRACED, 0, &regs, 0, NULL, NULL);
 }