diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index 213278d..8dddaef 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ struct mips_frame_info {
 static inline int is_ra_save_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS
-	union mips_instruction mmi;
-
 	/*
 	 * swsp ra,offset
 	 * swm16 reglist,offset(sp)
@@ -210,23 +208,20 @@ static inline int is_ra_save_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 	 *
 	 * microMIPS is way more fun...
 	 */
-	if (mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[0])) {
-		mmi.word = (ip->halfword[0] << 16);
-		return (mmi.mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_swsp16_op &&
-			mmi.mm16_r5_format.rt == 31) ||
-		       (mmi.mm16_m_format.opcode == mm_pool16c_op &&
-			mmi.mm16_m_format.func == mm_swm16_op);
+	if (mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[1])) {
+		return (ip->mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_swsp16_op &&
+			ip->mm16_r5_format.rt == 31) ||
+		       (ip->mm16_m_format.opcode == mm_pool16c_op &&
+			ip->mm16_m_format.func == mm_swm16_op);
 	}
 	else {
-		mmi.halfword[0] = ip->halfword[1];
-		mmi.halfword[1] = ip->halfword[0];
-		return (mmi.mm_m_format.opcode == mm_pool32b_op &&
-			mmi.mm_m_format.rd > 9 &&
-			mmi.mm_m_format.base == 29 &&
-			mmi.mm_m_format.func == mm_swm32_func) ||
-		       (mmi.i_format.opcode == mm_sw32_op &&
-			mmi.i_format.rs == 29 &&
-			mmi.i_format.rt == 31);
+		return (ip->mm_m_format.opcode == mm_pool32b_op &&
+			ip->mm_m_format.rd > 9 &&
+			ip->mm_m_format.base == 29 &&
+			ip->mm_m_format.func == mm_swm32_func) ||
+		       (ip->i_format.opcode == mm_sw32_op &&
+			ip->i_format.rs == 29 &&
+			ip->i_format.rt == 31);
 	}
 #else
 	/* sw / sd $ra, offset($sp) */
@@ -247,12 +242,8 @@ static inline int is_jump_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 	 *
 	 * microMIPS is kind of more fun...
 	 */
-	union mips_instruction mmi;
-
-	mmi.word = (ip->halfword[0] << 16);
-
-	if ((mmi.mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_pool16c_op &&
-	    (mmi.mm16_r5_format.rt & mm_jr16_op) == mm_jr16_op) ||
+	if ((ip->mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_pool16c_op &&
+	    (ip->mm16_r5_format.rt & mm_jr16_op) == mm_jr16_op) ||
 	    ip->j_format.opcode == mm_jal32_op)
 		return 1;
 	if (ip->r_format.opcode != mm_pool32a_op ||
@@ -281,15 +272,13 @@ static inline int is_sp_move_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 	 *
 	 * microMIPS is not more fun...
 	 */
-	if (mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[0])) {
-		union mips_instruction mmi;
-
-		mmi.word = (ip->halfword[0] << 16);
-		return (mmi.mm16_r3_format.opcode == mm_pool16d_op &&
-			mmi.mm16_r3_format.simmediate && mm_addiusp_func) ||
-		       (mmi.mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_pool16d_op &&
-			mmi.mm16_r5_format.rt == 29);
+	if (mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[1])) {
+		return (ip->mm16_r3_format.opcode == mm_pool16d_op &&
+			ip->mm16_r3_format.simmediate && mm_addiusp_func) ||
+		       (ip->mm16_r5_format.opcode == mm_pool16d_op &&
+			ip->mm16_r5_format.rt == 29);
 	}
+
 	return ip->mm_i_format.opcode == mm_addiu32_op &&
 	       ip->mm_i_format.rt == 29 && ip->mm_i_format.rs == 29;
 #else
@@ -304,7 +293,8 @@ static inline int is_sp_move_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 
 static int get_frame_info(struct mips_frame_info *info)
 {
-	union mips_instruction *ip;
+	bool is_mmips = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS);
+	union mips_instruction insn, *ip;
 	unsigned max_insns = info->func_size / sizeof(union mips_instruction);
 	unsigned i;
 
@@ -320,11 +310,21 @@ static int get_frame_info(struct mips_frame_info *info)
 	max_insns = min(128U, max_insns);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < max_insns; i++, ip++) {
+		if (is_mmips && mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[0])) {
+			insn.halfword[0] = 0;
+			insn.halfword[1] = ip->halfword[0];
+		} else if (is_mmips) {
+			insn.halfword[0] = ip->halfword[1];
+			insn.halfword[1] = ip->halfword[0];
+		} else {
+			insn.word = ip->word;
+		}
 
-		if (is_jump_ins(ip))
+		if (is_jump_ins(&insn))
 			break;
+
 		if (!info->frame_size) {
-			if (is_sp_move_ins(ip))
+			if (is_sp_move_ins(&insn))
 			{
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS
 				if (mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[0]))
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int get_frame_info(struct mips_frame_info *info)
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (info->pc_offset == -1 && is_ra_save_ins(ip)) {
+		if (info->pc_offset == -1 && is_ra_save_ins(&insn)) {
 			info->pc_offset =
 				ip->i_format.simmediate / sizeof(long);
 			break;