diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index ad24b80..ccea2d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -388,8 +388,9 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	str	r0, [r13]			@ save R0's value.
 	ldr	r0, IRQ_STACK_START_IN		@ get data regions start
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index 1fc1da0..f20da8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -393,9 +393,11 @@ c_runtime_cpu_setup:
 	/* save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack */
 	str	lr, [r0]
 	/* get the spsr */
-	mrs	r0, spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr
 	/* save spsr in position 1 of saved stack */
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]
+	/* restore lr */
+	ldr	lr, [r0]
 	/* restore r0 */
 	ldr	r0, [r13]
 	/* pop stack entry */
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 64008ba..61da7ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -463,9 +463,10 @@ ENDPROC(cpu_init_crit)
 						@ spots for abort stack
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0
 						@ of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of
 						@ saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index 3e07c7c..ada91a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -385,8 +385,9 @@ cpu_init_crit:
 	str	r0, [r13]			@ save R0's value.
 	ldr	r0, IRQ_STACK_START_IN		@ get data regions start
 	str	lr, [r0]			@ save caller lr in position 0 of saved stack
-	mrs	r0, spsr			@ get the spsr
+	mrs	lr, spsr			@ get the spsr
 	str	lr, [r0, #4]			@ save spsr in position 1 of saved stack
+	ldr	lr, [r0]			@ restore lr
 	ldr	r0, [r13]			@ restore r0
 	add	r13, r13, #4			@ pop stack entry
 	.endm