diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
index 0f926aa0cb47..087a8884ef06 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -311,8 +311,9 @@ extern void start_thread(struct pt_regs * regs, unsigned long pc, unsigned long
 
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 
-#define __KSTK_TOS(tsk) ((unsigned long)task_stack_page(tsk) + THREAD_SIZE - 32)
-#define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs *)__KSTK_TOS(tsk) - 1)
+#define __KSTK_TOS(tsk) ((unsigned long)task_stack_page(tsk) + \
+			 THREAD_SIZE - 32 - sizeof(struct pt_regs))
+#define task_pt_regs(tsk) ((struct pt_regs *)__KSTK_TOS(tsk))
 #define KSTK_EIP(tsk) (task_pt_regs(tsk)->cp0_epc)
 #define KSTK_ESP(tsk) (task_pt_regs(tsk)->regs[29])
 #define KSTK_STATUS(tsk) (task_pt_regs(tsk)->cp0_status)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
index 492a0a8d70fb..531ce7b16124 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/head.S
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ NESTED(kernel_entry, 16, sp)			# kernel entry point
 
 	MTC0		zero, CP0_CONTEXT	# clear context register
 	PTR_LA		$28, init_thread_union
-	PTR_LI		sp, _THREAD_SIZE - 32
+	/* Set the SP after an empty pt_regs.  */
+	PTR_LI		sp, _THREAD_SIZE - 32 - PT_SIZE
 	PTR_ADDU	sp, $28
 	set_saved_sp	sp, t0, t1
 	PTR_SUBU	sp, 4 * SZREG		# init stack pointer
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index c09d681b7181..f3d73e1831c1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 {
 	struct thread_info *ti = task_thread_info(p);
 	struct pt_regs *childregs;
-	long childksp;
+	unsigned long childksp;
 	p->set_child_tid = p->clear_child_tid = NULL;
 
 	childksp = (unsigned long)task_stack_page(p) + THREAD_SIZE - 32;
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 
 	/* set up new TSS. */
 	childregs = (struct pt_regs *) childksp - 1;
+	/*  Put the stack after the struct pt_regs.  */
+	childksp = (unsigned long) childregs;
 	*childregs = *regs;
 	childregs->regs[7] = 0;	/* Clear error flag */