diff --git a/src/internal/mips/syscall.s b/src/internal/mips/syscall.s
index 01a5917b..28575408 100644
--- a/src/internal/mips/syscall.s
+++ b/src/internal/mips/syscall.s
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 .global __syscall
 .type   __syscall,@function
 __syscall:
-	move    $10, $4
+	move    $25, $4
 	move    $4, $5
 	move    $5, $6
 	move    $6, $7
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ __syscall:
 	subu    $sp, $sp, 32
 	sw      $8, 16($sp)
 	sw      $9, 20($sp)
-	move    $2, $10
+	move    $2, $25
 	syscall
 	beq     $7, $0, 1f
 	addu    $sp, $sp, 32