diff --git a/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/cerror.S b/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/cerror.S
index f8bcc384381a..9afb0f458723 100644
--- a/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/cerror.S
+++ b/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/cerror.S
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 ENTRY(HIDENAME(cerror))
 	mflr	%r0
 	std	%r0,16(%r1)		/* save lr */
-	stdu	%r1,-56(%r1)		/* allocate new stack frame */
+	stdu	%r1,-64(%r1)		/* allocate new stack frame */
 	std	%r31,48(%r1)
 
 	mr	%r31,%r3          /* stash errval in callee-saved register */
diff --git a/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/ptrace.S b/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/ptrace.S
index f420e63200d6..3ec4915a75d1 100644
--- a/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/ptrace.S
+++ b/lib/libc/powerpc64/sys/ptrace.S
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 ENTRY(ptrace)
 	mflr	%r0
-	stdu	%r1,-68(%r1)
-	std	%r0,84(%r1)
+	std	%r0,16(%r1)
+	stdu	%r1,-80(%r1)
 	stw	%r3,48(%r1)
 	stw	%r4,52(%r1)
 	std	%r5,56(%r1)
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ ENTRY(ptrace)
 	lwz	%r3,48(%r1)
 	lwz	%r4,52(%r1)
 	ld	%r5,56(%r1)
-	ld	%r0,84(%r1)
 	lwz	%r6,64(%r1)
-	mtlr	%r0
 	ld	%r1,0(%r1)
+	ld	%r0,16(%r1)
+	mtlr	%r0
 	li	%r0,SYS_ptrace
 	sc
 	bso	1f