diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/entry-macro.S b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/entry-macro.S
index 86aec87303e4..5c706dd2379c 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/entry-macro.S
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-ns9xxx/entry-macro.S
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@
 #include <asm/arch-ns9xxx/regs-sys.h>
 
 		.macro	get_irqnr_preamble, base, tmp
+		ldr	\base, =SYS_ISRADDR
 		.endm
 
 		.macro	arch_ret_to_user, tmp1, tmp2
 		.endm
 
 		.macro	get_irqnr_and_base, irqnr, irqstat, base, tmp
-		ldr	\base, =SYS_ISRADDR
 		ldr	\irqstat, [\base, #(SYS_ISA - SYS_ISRADDR)]
 		cmp	\irqstat, #0
 		ldrne	\irqnr, [\base]