diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
index f9b144049dc983..8d15314381e046 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/early.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static noinline __init void detect_machine_type(void)
 		machine_flags |= MACHINE_FLAG_VM;
 }
 
-static void early_pgm_check_handler(void)
+static __init void early_pgm_check_handler(void)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	const struct exception_table_entry *fixup;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void early_pgm_check_handler(void)
 	S390_lowcore.program_old_psw.addr = fixup->fixup | PSW_ADDR_AMODE;
 }
 
-void setup_lowcore_early(void)
+static noinline __init void setup_lowcore_early(void)
 {
 	psw_t psw;
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/power/swsusp_asm64.S b/arch/s390/power/swsusp_asm64.S
index 76d688da32fa3d..e27bd3164897a2 100644
--- a/arch/s390/power/swsusp_asm64.S
+++ b/arch/s390/power/swsusp_asm64.S
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ swsusp_arch_suspend:
 	/* Store prefix register on stack */
 	stpx	__SF_EMPTY(%r15)
 
-	/* Setup base register for lowcore (absolute 0) */
-	llgf	%r1,__SF_EMPTY(%r15)
+	/* Save prefix register contents for lowcore */
+	llgf	%r4,__SF_EMPTY(%r15)
 
 	/* Get pointer to save area */
-	aghi	%r1,0x1000
+	lghi	%r1,0x1000
 
 	/* Store registers */
 	mvc	0x318(4,%r1),__SF_EMPTY(%r15)	/* move prefix to lowcore */
@@ -79,8 +79,11 @@ swsusp_arch_suspend:
 	xc	__SF_EMPTY(4,%r15),__SF_EMPTY(%r15)
 	spx	__SF_EMPTY(%r15)
 
-	/* Setup lowcore */
-	brasl	%r14,setup_lowcore_early
+	lghi	%r2,0
+	lghi	%r3,2*PAGE_SIZE
+	lghi	%r5,2*PAGE_SIZE
+1:	mvcle	%r2,%r4,0
+	jo	1b
 
 	/* Save image */
 	brasl	%r14,swsusp_save