diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 2d23c834ba96..29b0c5f978e4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ EXPORT(sys_call_table)
 	PTR	sys_writev
 	PTR	sys_cacheflush
 	PTR	sys_cachectl
-	PTR	sys_sysmips
+	PTR	__sys_sysmips
 	PTR	sys_ni_syscall			/* 4150 */
 	PTR	sys_getsid
 	PTR	sys_fdatasync
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
index deac63315d0e..a6323a969919 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-64.S
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ EXPORT(sys_call_table)
 	PTR	sys_sched_getaffinity
 	PTR	sys_cacheflush
 	PTR	sys_cachectl
-	PTR	sys_sysmips
+	PTR	__sys_sysmips
 	PTR	sys_io_setup			/* 5200 */
 	PTR	sys_io_destroy
 	PTR	sys_io_getevents
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
index ee93d5fe61d7..e0fdca8d3abe 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-n32.S
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ EXPORT(sysn32_call_table)
 	PTR	compat_sys_sched_getaffinity
 	PTR	sys_cacheflush
 	PTR	sys_cachectl
-	PTR	sys_sysmips
+	PTR	__sys_sysmips
 	PTR	compat_sys_io_setup			/* 6200 */
 	PTR	sys_io_destroy
 	PTR	compat_sys_io_getevents
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
index b77052ec6fb2..87c697181d25 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall64-o32.S
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ EXPORT(sys32_call_table)
 	PTR	compat_sys_writev
 	PTR	sys_cacheflush
 	PTR	sys_cachectl
-	PTR	sys_sysmips
+	PTR	__sys_sysmips
 	PTR	sys_ni_syscall			/* 4150 */
 	PTR	sys_getsid
 	PTR	sys_fdatasync
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
index 8c222d390c48..4234b2d726c5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ static inline int mips_atomic_set(unsigned long addr, unsigned long new)
 	unreachable();
 }
 
+/*
+ * mips_atomic_set() normally returns directly via syscall_exit potentially
+ * clobbering static registers, so be sure to preserve them.
+ */
+save_static_function(sys_sysmips);
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sysmips, long, cmd, long, arg1, long, arg2)
 {
 	switch (cmd) {