diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
index 55d60d5e0e8..31dd47d1002 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/int-handler.S
@@ -266,10 +266,8 @@
 handle_it:
 		LONG_L	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 		LONG_S	sp, TI_REGS($28)
-		jal	do_IRQ
-		LONG_S	s0, TI_REGS($28)
-
-		j	ret_from_irq
+		PTR_LA	ra, ret_from_irq
+		j	do_IRQ
 		 nop
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_32BIT
@@ -279,9 +277,8 @@ fpu:
 #endif
 
 spurious:
-		jal	spurious_interrupt
-		 nop
-		j	ret_from_irq
+		PTR_LA	ra, _ret_from_irq
+		j	spurious_interrupt
 		 nop
 		END(plat_irq_dispatch)
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
index e93e43e1f42..417c08ac76e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
-	.macro	preempt_stop
-	.endm
-#else
+#ifndef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 	.macro	preempt_stop
 	local_irq_disable
 	.endm
@@ -32,9 +29,16 @@
 
 	.text
 	.align	5
+FEXPORT(ret_from_irq)
+	LONG_S	s0, TI_REGS($28)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
+FEXPORT(ret_from_exception)
+#else
+	b	_ret_from_irq
 FEXPORT(ret_from_exception)
 	preempt_stop
-FEXPORT(ret_from_irq)
+#endif
+FEXPORT(_ret_from_irq)
 	LONG_L	t0, PT_STATUS(sp)		# returning to kernel mode?
 	andi	t0, t0, KU_USER
 	beqz	t0, resume_kernel
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
index 50ed7729772..5baca16993d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/genex.S
@@ -133,9 +133,8 @@ NESTED(handle_int, PT_SIZE, sp)
 
 	LONG_L	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 	LONG_S	sp, TI_REGS($28)
-	jal	plat_irq_dispatch
-	LONG_S	s0, TI_REGS($28)
-	j	ret_from_irq
+	PTR_LA	ra, ret_from_irq
+	j	plat_irq_dispatch
 	END(handle_int)
 
 	__INIT
@@ -224,9 +223,8 @@ NESTED(except_vec_vi_handler, 0, sp)
 
 	LONG_L	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 	LONG_S	sp, TI_REGS($28)
-	jalr	v0
-	LONG_S	s0, TI_REGS($28)
 	PTR_LA	ra, ret_from_irq
+	jr	v0
 	END(except_vec_vi_handler)
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-asm.S b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-asm.S
index 76cb31d5748..1cb9441f147 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-asm.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smtc-asm.S
@@ -97,15 +97,12 @@ FEXPORT(__smtc_ipi_vector)
 	SAVE_ALL
 	CLI
 	TRACE_IRQS_OFF
-	move	a0,sp
 	/* Function to be invoked passed stack pad slot 5 */
 	lw	t0,PT_PADSLOT5(sp)
 	/* Argument from sender passed in stack pad slot 4 */
-	lw	a1,PT_PADSLOT4(sp)
-	jalr	t0
-	nop
-	j	ret_from_irq
-	nop
+	lw	a0,PT_PADSLOT4(sp)
+	PTR_LA	ra, _ret_from_irq
+	jr	t0
 
 /*
  * Called from idle loop to provoke processing of queued IPIs