diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/entry.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/entry.S
index 6c117ceaabea..bf6b2b122485 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/entry.S
@@ -318,42 +318,23 @@
  * are masked. This is nice, means we don't have to CLI before state save
  */
 C_ENTRY(_user_exception):
-	swi	r1, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(ENTRY_SP)) /* save stack */
 	addi	r14, r14, 4	/* return address is 4 byte after call */
+	swi	r1, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(ENTRY_SP)) /* save stack */
 
-	mfs	r1, rmsr
-	nop
-	andi	r1, r1, MSR_UMS
-	bnei	r1, 1f
-
-/* Kernel-mode state save - kernel execve */
-	lwi	r1, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(ENTRY_SP)); /* Reload kernel stack-ptr*/
-	tophys(r1,r1);
-
-	addik	r1, r1, -STATE_SAVE_SIZE; /* Make room on the stack. */
-	SAVE_REGS
-
-	swi	r1, r1, PTO + PT_MODE; /* pt_regs -> kernel mode */
-	brid	2f;
-	nop;				/* Fill delay slot */
-
-/* User-mode state save.  */
-1:
 	lwi	r1, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(CURRENT_SAVE)); /* get saved current */
 	tophys(r1,r1);
 	lwi	r1, r1, TS_THREAD_INFO;	/* get stack from task_struct */
-/* calculate kernel stack pointer from task struct 8k */
-	addik	r1, r1, THREAD_SIZE;
-	tophys(r1,r1);
-
-	addik	r1, r1, -STATE_SAVE_SIZE; /* Make room on the stack.  */
+	/* MS these three instructions can be added to one */
+	/* addik	r1, r1, THREAD_SIZE; */
+	/* tophys(r1,r1); */
+	/* addik	r1, r1, -STATE_SAVE_SIZE; */
+	addik r1, r1, THREAD_SIZE + CONFIG_KERNEL_BASE_ADDR - CONFIG_KERNEL_START - STATE_SAVE_SIZE;
 	SAVE_REGS
 
-	swi	r0, r1, PTO + PT_MODE;			/* Was in user-mode. */
 	lwi	r11, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(ENTRY_SP));
 	swi	r11, r1, PTO+PT_R1;		/* Store user SP.  */
 	clear_ums;
-2:	lwi	CURRENT_TASK, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(CURRENT_SAVE));
+	lwi	CURRENT_TASK, r0, TOPHYS(PER_CPU(CURRENT_SAVE));
 	/* Save away the syscall number.  */
 	swi	r12, r1, PTO+PT_R0;
 	tovirt(r1,r1)
@@ -423,9 +404,6 @@ C_ENTRY(ret_from_trap):
 	swi	r3, r1, PTO + PT_R3
 	swi	r4, r1, PTO + PT_R4
 
-	lwi	r11, r1, PTO + PT_MODE;
-/* See if returning to kernel mode, if so, skip resched &c.  */
-	bnei	r11, 2f;
 	/* We're returning to user mode, so check for various conditions that
 	 * trigger rescheduling. */
 	/* FIXME: Restructure all these flag checks. */
@@ -468,16 +446,6 @@ C_ENTRY(ret_from_trap):
 	RESTORE_REGS;
 	addik	r1, r1, STATE_SAVE_SIZE		/* Clean up stack space.  */
 	lwi	r1, r1, PT_R1 - PT_SIZE;/* Restore user stack pointer. */
-	bri	6f;
-
-/* Return to kernel state.  */
-2:	set_bip;			/*  Ints masked for state restore */
-	VM_OFF;
-	tophys(r1,r1);
-	RESTORE_REGS;
-	addik	r1, r1, STATE_SAVE_SIZE		/* Clean up stack space.  */
-	tovirt(r1,r1);
-6:
 TRAP_return:		/* Make global symbol for debugging */
 	rtbd	r14, 0;	/* Instructions to return from an IRQ */
 	nop;