diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
index a4b2d81f45dd934b327ec33d1145b5810945de1e..bbbd88e994f0234d99f3a861e0a02110367f4f15 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cps-vec.S
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ LEAF(mips_cps_core_init)
 	 nop
 
 	.set	push
-	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	mips64r2
 	.set	mt
 
 	/* Only allow 1 TC per VPE to execute... */
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ LEAF(mips_cps_boot_vpes)
 	 nop
 
 	.set	push
-	.set	mips32r2
+	.set	mips64r2
 	.set	mt
 
 1:	/* Enter VPE configuration state */