diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
index 4a2b40ce39e0..85fa9962266a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
  */
 struct pt_regs {
 #ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
-	/* Pad bytes for argument save space on the stack. */
-	unsigned long pad0[8];
+	/* Saved syscall stack arguments; entries 0-3 unused. */
+	unsigned long args[8];
 #endif
 
 	/* Saved main processor registers. */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index cb1045ebab06..b910ec54a3a1 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ void output_ptreg_defines(void);
 void output_ptreg_defines(void)
 {
 	COMMENT("MIPS pt_regs offsets.");
+#ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
+	OFFSET(PT_ARG4, pt_regs, args[4]);
+	OFFSET(PT_ARG5, pt_regs, args[5]);
+	OFFSET(PT_ARG6, pt_regs, args[6]);
+	OFFSET(PT_ARG7, pt_regs, args[7]);
+#endif
 	OFFSET(PT_R0, pt_regs, regs[0]);
 	OFFSET(PT_R1, pt_regs, regs[1]);
 	OFFSET(PT_R2, pt_regs, regs[2]);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
index 2c604717e630..4947a4f39e37 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/scall32-o32.S
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ load_a6: user_lw(t7, 24(t0))		# argument #7 from usp
 load_a7: user_lw(t8, 28(t0))		# argument #8 from usp
 loads_done:
 
-	sw	t5, 16(sp)		# argument #5 to ksp
-	sw	t6, 20(sp)		# argument #6 to ksp
-	sw	t7, 24(sp)		# argument #7 to ksp
-	sw	t8, 28(sp)		# argument #8 to ksp
+	sw	t5, PT_ARG4(sp)		# argument #5 to ksp
+	sw	t6, PT_ARG5(sp)		# argument #6 to ksp
+	sw	t7, PT_ARG6(sp)		# argument #7 to ksp
+	sw	t8, PT_ARG7(sp)		# argument #8 to ksp
 	.set	pop
 
 	.section __ex_table,"a"