diff --git a/bl32/sp_min/aarch32/entrypoint.S b/bl32/sp_min/aarch32/entrypoint.S
index 54f2cedbd..e2ab923d1 100644
--- a/bl32/sp_min/aarch32/entrypoint.S
+++ b/bl32/sp_min/aarch32/entrypoint.S
@@ -168,8 +168,11 @@ func handle_smc
 	mov	r2, r0				/* handle */
 	ldcopr	r0, SCR
 
-	/* Save SCR in stack */
-	push	{r0}
+	/*
+	 * Save SCR in stack. r1 is pushed to meet the 8 byte
+	 * stack alignment requirement.
+	 */
+	push	{r0, r1}
 	and	r3, r0, #SCR_NS_BIT		/* flags */
 
 	/* Switch to Secure Mode*/
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ func handle_smc
 	/* r0 points to smc context */
 
 	/* Restore SCR from stack */
-	pop	{r1}
+	pop	{r1, r2}
 	stcopr	r1, SCR
 	isb
 
diff --git a/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_helpers.h b/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_helpers.h
index 5aeca2239..4f9d8148b 100644
--- a/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_helpers.h
+++ b/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_helpers.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define SMC_CTX_GPREG_R2	0x8
 #define SMC_CTX_GPREG_R3	0xC
 #define SMC_CTX_GPREG_R4	0x10
+#define SMC_CTX_GPREG_R5	0x14
 #define SMC_CTX_SP_USR		0x34
 #define SMC_CTX_SPSR_MON	0x78
 #define SMC_CTX_LR_MON		0x7C
diff --git a/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_macros.S b/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_macros.S
index 4d329f5da..b6b7b8003 100644
--- a/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_macros.S
+++ b/include/lib/aarch32/smcc_macros.S
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@
  * contains the pointer to the `smc_context_t`.
  */
 	.macro smcc_save_gp_mode_regs
-	push	{r0-r3, lr}
+	push	{r0-r4, lr}
 
 	ldcopr	r0, SCR
 	and	r0, r0, #SCR_NS_BIT
 	bl	smc_get_ctx
 
-	/* Save r4 - r12 in the SMC context */
-	add	r1, r0, #SMC_CTX_GPREG_R4
-	stm	r1!, {r4-r12}
+	/* Save r5 - r12 in the SMC context */
+	add	r1, r0, #SMC_CTX_GPREG_R5
+	stm	r1!, {r5-r12}
 
 	/*
-	 * Pop r0 - r3, lr to r4 - r7, lr from stack and then save
+	 * Pop r0 - r4, lr to r4 - r8, lr from stack and then save
 	 * it to SMC context.
 	 */
-	pop	{r4-r7, lr}
-	stm	r0, {r4-r7}
+	pop	{r4-r8, lr}
+	stm	r0, {r4-r8}
 
 	/* Save the banked registers including the current SPSR and LR */
 	mrs	r4, sp_usr
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cortex_a32.S b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cortex_a32.S
index b51f997a2..f2b85a31b 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cortex_a32.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cortex_a32.S
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ endfunc cortex_a32_reset_func
 	 * ----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func cortex_a32_core_pwr_dwn
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 
 	/* Assert if cache is enabled */
 #if ASM_ASSERTION
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func cortex_a32_core_pwr_dwn
 	 * Come out of intra cluster coherency
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	pop	{lr}
+	pop	{r12, lr}
 	b	cortex_a32_disable_smp
 endfunc cortex_a32_core_pwr_dwn
 
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ endfunc cortex_a32_core_pwr_dwn
 	 * -------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func cortex_a32_cluster_pwr_dwn
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 
 	/* Assert if cache is enabled */
 #if ASM_ASSERTION
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ func cortex_a32_cluster_pwr_dwn
 	 * Come out of intra cluster coherency
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	pop	{lr}
+	pop	{r12, lr}
 	b	cortex_a32_disable_smp
 endfunc cortex_a32_cluster_pwr_dwn
 
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
index 042ffbdda..a4dfe5f25 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch32/cpu_helpers.S
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ endfunc reset_handler
 	 */
 	.globl	prepare_core_pwr_dwn
 func prepare_core_pwr_dwn
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 	bl	_cpu_data
-	pop	{lr}
+	pop	{r12, lr}
 
 	ldr	r1, [r0, #CPU_DATA_CPU_OPS_PTR]
 #if ASM_ASSERTION
@@ -98,9 +99,10 @@ endfunc prepare_core_pwr_dwn
 	 */
 	.globl	prepare_cluster_pwr_dwn
 func prepare_cluster_pwr_dwn
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 	bl	_cpu_data
-	pop	{lr}
+	pop	{r12, lr}
 
 	ldr	r1, [r0, #CPU_DATA_CPU_OPS_PTR]
 #if ASM_ASSERTION
diff --git a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch32/cpu_data.S b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch32/cpu_data.S
index b97911fb7..2de9029bf 100644
--- a/lib/el3_runtime/aarch32/cpu_data.S
+++ b/lib/el3_runtime/aarch32/cpu_data.S
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
  * -----------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 func _cpu_data
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 	bl	plat_my_core_pos
-	pop	{lr}
+	pop	{r12, lr}
 	b	_cpu_data_by_index
 endfunc _cpu_data
 
diff --git a/lib/psci/aarch32/psci_helpers.S b/lib/psci/aarch32/psci_helpers.S
index 36d5d7d9b..373c184d8 100644
--- a/lib/psci/aarch32/psci_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/psci/aarch32/psci_helpers.S
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ endfunc psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance
  * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 func psci_do_pwrup_cache_maintenance
-	push	{lr}
+	/* r12 is pushed to meet the 8 byte stack alignment requirement */
+	push	{r12, lr}
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
 	 * Ensure any inflight stack writes have made it
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func psci_do_pwrup_cache_maintenance
 	stcopr	r0, SCTLR
 	isb
 
-	pop	{pc}
+	pop	{r12, pc}
 endfunc psci_do_pwrup_cache_maintenance
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------