diff --git a/dyngen-exec.h b/dyngen-exec.h
index d04eda8a91..0700a2d9bb 100644
--- a/dyngen-exec.h
+++ b/dyngen-exec.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern int printf(const char *, ...);
 #elif defined(__hppa__)
 #define AREG0 "r17"
 #elif defined(__mips__)
-#define AREG0 "fp"
+#define AREG0 "s0"
 #elif defined(__sparc__)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOLARIS
 #define AREG0 "g2"
diff --git a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c
index f4fb615bf0..f38eb2888d 100644
--- a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c
+++ b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.c
@@ -1450,7 +1450,9 @@ static const TCGTargetOpDef mips_op_defs[] = {
 };
 
 static int tcg_target_callee_save_regs[] = {
+#if 0 /* used for the global env (TCG_AREG0), so no need to save */
     TCG_REG_S0,
+#endif
     TCG_REG_S1,
     TCG_REG_S2,
     TCG_REG_S3,
@@ -1459,8 +1461,7 @@ static int tcg_target_callee_save_regs[] = {
     TCG_REG_S6,
     TCG_REG_S7,
     TCG_REG_GP,
-    /* TCG_REG_FP, */ /* currently used for the global env, so np
-                         need to save */
+    TCG_REG_FP,
     TCG_REG_RA,       /* should be last for ABI compliance */
 };
 
diff --git a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
index 0292d3360d..0028bfa562 100644
--- a/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
+++ b/tcg/mips/tcg-target.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ enum {
 #undef TCG_TARGET_HAS_ext16u_i32   /* andi rt, rs, 0xffff */
 
 /* Note: must be synced with dyngen-exec.h */
-#define TCG_AREG0 TCG_REG_FP
+#define TCG_AREG0 TCG_REG_S0
 
 /* guest base is supported */
 #define TCG_TARGET_HAS_GUEST_BASE