diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/irqflags.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/irqflags.h
index 75ab92e639f8..0338fcb88203 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 static inline unsigned long arch_local_save_flags(void)
 {
-	return RDCTL(CTL_STATUS);
+	return RDCTL(CTL_FSTATUS);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static inline unsigned long arch_local_save_flags(void)
  */
 static inline void arch_local_irq_restore(unsigned long flags)
 {
-	WRCTL(CTL_STATUS, flags);
+	WRCTL(CTL_FSTATUS, flags);
 }
 
 static inline void arch_local_irq_disable(void)
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/registers.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/registers.h
index 615bce19b546..33824f2ad1ab 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/registers.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/registers.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* control register numbers */
-#define CTL_STATUS	0
+#define CTL_FSTATUS	0
 #define CTL_ESTATUS	1
 #define CTL_BSTATUS	2
 #define CTL_IENABLE	3