diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
index 4eaea2173bf81..68b06f9c65ded 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/assembler.h
@@ -159,7 +159,11 @@
 	.endm
 
 	.macro	save_and_disable_irqs_notrace, oldcpsr
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_V7M
+	mrs	\oldcpsr, primask
+#else
 	mrs	\oldcpsr, cpsr
+#endif
 	disable_irq_notrace
 	.endm