diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/entry-arcv2.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/entry-arcv2.h
index f7c9b3915d102..a030eae93d357 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/entry-arcv2.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/entry-arcv2.h
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
 	; ISA requires ADD.nz to have same dest and src reg operands
 	mov.nz	r10, sp
-	add.nz	r10, r10, SZ_PT_REGS	; K mode SP
+	add2.nz	r10, r10, SZ_PT_REGS/4	; K mode SP
 
 	st	r10, [sp, PT_sp]	; SP (pt_regs->sp)