diff --git a/arch/nios2/kernel/entry.S b/arch/nios2/kernel/entry.S
index da8442450e46..0794cd7803df 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/nios2/kernel/entry.S
@@ -389,7 +389,10 @@ ENTRY(ret_from_interrupt)
  */
 ENTRY(sys_clone)
 	SAVE_SWITCH_STACK
+	subi    sp, sp, 4 /* make space for tls pointer */
+	stw     r8, 0(sp) /* pass tls pointer (r8) via stack (5th argument) */
 	call	nios2_clone
+	addi    sp, sp, 4
 	RESTORE_SWITCH_STACK
 	ret