diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
index 648f64239a9d..1b67fc6ebdc2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ restart_base:
 	stosm	__SF_EMPTY(%r15),0x04	# now we can turn dat on
 	basr	%r14,0
 	l	%r14,restart_addr-.(%r14)
-	br	%r14			# branch to start_secondary
+	basr	%r14,%r14		# branch to start_secondary
 restart_addr:
 	.long	start_secondary
 	.align	8
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
index 9d3603d6c511..9fd864563499 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry64.S
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ restart_base:
 	mvc	__LC_SYSTEM_TIMER(8),__TI_system_timer(%r1)
 	xc	__LC_STEAL_TIMER(8),__LC_STEAL_TIMER
 	stosm	__SF_EMPTY(%r15),0x04	# now we can turn dat on
-	jg	start_secondary
+	brasl	%r14,start_secondary
 	.align	8
 restart_vtime:
 	.long	0x7fffffff,0xffffffff