diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S b/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
index 8a7f65ba14b761cb81ceaa87689f1f0d9a91ed3f..94077fbd96b7691850275d71114eb2b9d328f5d3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ ENTRY(v6_early_abort)
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_32v6K
 	clrex
 #else
-	strex	r0, r1, [sp]			@ Clear the exclusive monitor
+	sub	r1, sp, #4			@ Get unused stack location
+	strex	r0, r1, [r1]			@ Clear the exclusive monitor
 #endif
 	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c5, c0, 0		@ get FSR
 	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c6, c0, 0		@ get FAR