diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
index 2caa556db86d..2e86fd1ddc7b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -822,21 +822,23 @@ static inline void syscall_restart32(unsigned long orig_i0, struct pt_regs *regs
  * want to handle. Thus you cannot kill init even with a SIGKILL even by
  * mistake.
  */
-void do_signal32(sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs * regs,
-		 int restart_syscall, unsigned long orig_i0)
+void do_signal32(sigset_t *oldset, struct pt_regs * regs)
 {
 	struct k_sigaction ka;
+	unsigned long orig_i0;
+	int restart_syscall;
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 	
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
 
-	/* If the debugger messes with the program counter, it clears
-	 * the "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform a syscall
-	 * restart.
-	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	orig_i0 = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G2];
+	}
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 8ce247ac04cc..7dfaff64cd6b 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -519,10 +519,16 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0)
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 
+	/* It's a lot of work and synchronization to add a new ptrace
+	 * register for GDB to save and restore in order to get
+	 * orig_i0 correct for syscall restarts when debugging.
+	 *
+	 * However, we luckily can use the fact that several registers
+	 * are volatile across system calls.  One such register is
+	 * %g2, so use that as a place to save away orig_i0.
+	 */
 	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) && (regs->psr & PSR_C))
-		restart_syscall = 1;
-	else
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+		regs->u_regs[UREG_G2] = orig_i0;
 
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_RESTORE_SIGMASK))
 		oldset = &current->saved_sigmask;
@@ -535,8 +541,12 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0)
 	 * the software "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform
 	 * a syscall restart.
 	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) && (regs->psr & PSR_C)) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G2];
+	}
+
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
index a2b81598d905..1ddf0dedb929 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -529,11 +529,17 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0)
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;
 	
+	/* It's a lot of work and synchronization to add a new ptrace
+	 * register for GDB to save and restore in order to get
+	 * orig_i0 correct for syscall restarts when debugging.
+	 *
+	 * However, we luckily can use the fact that several registers
+	 * are volatile across system calls.  One such register is
+	 * %g2, so use that as a place to save away orig_i0.
+	 */
 	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
-	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
-		restart_syscall = 1;
-	} else
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY)))
+		regs->u_regs[UREG_G2] = orig_i0;
 
 	if (current_thread_info()->status & TS_RESTORE_SIGMASK)
 		oldset = &current->saved_sigmask;
@@ -542,22 +548,20 @@ static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long orig_i0)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)) {
-		extern void do_signal32(sigset_t *, struct pt_regs *,
-					int restart_syscall,
-					unsigned long orig_i0);
-		do_signal32(oldset, regs, restart_syscall, orig_i0);
+		extern void do_signal32(sigset_t *, struct pt_regs *);
+		do_signal32(oldset, regs);
 		return;
 	}
 #endif	
 
 	signr = get_signal_to_deliver(&info, &ka, regs, NULL);
 
-	/* If the debugger messes with the program counter, it clears
-	 * the software "in syscall" bit, directing us to not perform
-	 * a syscall restart.
-	 */
-	if (restart_syscall && !pt_regs_is_syscall(regs))
-		restart_syscall = 0;
+	restart_syscall = 0;
+	if (pt_regs_is_syscall(regs) &&
+	    (regs->tstate & (TSTATE_XCARRY | TSTATE_ICARRY))) {
+		restart_syscall = 1;
+		orig_i0 = regs->u_regs[UREG_G2];
+	}
 
 	if (signr > 0) {
 		if (restart_syscall)