diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
index cb12b9bfc9ccc1cba205ae3f629713b709dac23e..44a8e0dc6737d9f28ba0fe258655e0d43b02226d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -1047,12 +1047,8 @@ END(spurious_interrupt_bug)
 ENTRY(kernel_thread_helper)
 	pushl $0		# fake return address for unwinder
 	CFI_STARTPROC
-	movl %edx,%eax
-	push %edx
-	CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 4
-	call *%ebx
-	push %eax
-	CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 4
+	movl %edi,%eax
+	call *%esi
 	call do_exit
 	ud2			# padding for call trace
 	CFI_ENDPROC
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 506d5a7ba17c85da0c277ac8e339fa120a7dfd8e..bd874d2b6ab13372507e135393927247129b202b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 }
 
 /*
- * This gets run with %bx containing the
- * function to call, and %dx containing
+ * This gets run with %si containing the
+ * function to call, and %di containing
  * the "args".
  */
 extern void kernel_thread_helper(void);
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ int kernel_thread(int (*fn)(void *), void *arg, unsigned long flags)
 
 	memset(&regs, 0, sizeof(regs));
 
-	regs.bx = (unsigned long) fn;
-	regs.dx = (unsigned long) arg;
+	regs.si = (unsigned long) fn;
+	regs.di = (unsigned long) arg;
 
 	regs.ds = __USER_DS;
 	regs.es = __USER_DS;