diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/entry-common.h
index eabab24b71dd..2f0a1cacdf85 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static inline void arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs,
 
 static inline bool on_thread_stack(void)
 {
-	return !(((unsigned long)(current->stack) ^ current_stack_pointer()) & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
+	return !(((unsigned long)(current->stack) ^ current_stack_pointer) & ~(THREAD_SIZE - 1));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
index eee8d96fb38e..ff1e25d515a8 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -200,13 +200,7 @@ unsigned long __get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 /* Has task runtime instrumentation enabled ? */
 #define is_ri_task(tsk) (!!(tsk)->thread.ri_cb)
 
-static __always_inline unsigned long current_stack_pointer(void)
-{
-	unsigned long sp;
-
-	asm volatile("la %0,0(15)" : "=a" (sp));
-	return sp;
-}
+register unsigned long current_stack_pointer asm("r15");
 
 static __always_inline unsigned short stap(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/stacktrace.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/stacktrace.h
index 275f4258fbd5..f8500191993d 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/stacktrace.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/stacktrace.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct stack_frame {
 };
 
 /*
- * Unlike current_stack_pointer() which simply returns current value of %r15
+ * Unlike current_stack_pointer which simply contains the current value of %r15
  * current_frame_address() returns function stack frame address, which matches
  * %r15 upon function invocation. It may differ from %r15 later if function
  * allocates stack for local variables or new stack frame to call other
diff --git a/arch/s390/lib/test_unwind.c b/arch/s390/lib/test_unwind.c
index 9bb067321ab4..5a053b393d5c 100644
--- a/arch/s390/lib/test_unwind.c
+++ b/arch/s390/lib/test_unwind.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static __always_inline struct pt_regs fake_pt_regs(void)
 	struct pt_regs regs;
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
-	regs.gprs[15] = current_stack_pointer();
+	regs.gprs[15] = current_stack_pointer;
 
 	asm volatile(
 		"basr	%[psw_addr],0\n"