diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
index 594459b..3790a32 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/signal.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@
 		(usp - sigframe_size);
 	DBG(2,"sys_rt_sigreturn: frame is %p\n", frame);
 
+	regs->orig_r28 = 1; /* no restarts for sigreturn */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 	compat_frame = (struct compat_rt_sigframe __user *)frame;
 	
@@ -462,6 +464,9 @@
 static inline void
 syscall_restart(struct pt_regs *regs, struct k_sigaction *ka)
 {
+	if (regs->orig_r28)
+		return;
+	regs->orig_r28 = 1; /* no more restarts */
 	/* Check the return code */
 	switch (regs->gr[28]) {
 	case -ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK:
@@ -482,8 +487,6 @@
 		 * we have to do is fiddle the return pointer.
 		 */
 		regs->gr[31] -= 8; /* delayed branching */
-		/* Preserve original r28. */
-		regs->gr[28] = regs->orig_r28;
 		break;
 	}
 }
@@ -491,6 +494,9 @@
 static inline void
 insert_restart_trampoline(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
+	if (regs->orig_r28)
+		return;
+	regs->orig_r28 = 1; /* no more restarts */
 	switch(regs->gr[28]) {
 	case -ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK: {
 		/* Restart the system call - no handlers present */
@@ -525,9 +531,6 @@
 		flush_user_icache_range(regs->gr[30], regs->gr[30] + 4);
 
 		regs->gr[31] = regs->gr[30] + 8;
-		/* Preserve original r28. */
-		regs->gr[28] = regs->orig_r28;
-
 		return;
 	}
 	case -ERESTARTNOHAND:
@@ -539,9 +542,6 @@
 		 * slot of the branch external instruction.
 		 */
 		regs->gr[31] -= 8;
-		/* Preserve original r28. */
-		regs->gr[28] = regs->orig_r28;
-
 		return;
 	}
 	default:
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
index 82a52b2..54a9cbf 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 	STREG	%r26, TASK_PT_GR26(%r1)	 	/* 1st argument */
 	STREG	%r27, TASK_PT_GR27(%r1)		/* user dp */
 	STREG   %r28, TASK_PT_GR28(%r1)         /* return value 0 */
-	STREG   %r28, TASK_PT_ORIG_R28(%r1)     /* return value 0 (saved for signals) */
+	STREG   %r0, TASK_PT_ORIG_R28(%r1)      /* don't prohibit restarts */
 	STREG	%r29, TASK_PT_GR29(%r1)		/* return value 1 */
 	STREG	%r31, TASK_PT_GR31(%r1)		/* preserve syscall return ptr */