diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/vax/wait3.S b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/vax/wait3.S
index 0d427da33b..0d6e94a2bd 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/bsd/vax/wait3.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/bsd/vax/wait3.S
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 
 .globl ___wait3
 ___wait3:
+	movel 8(ap), r1
+	movel 12(ap), r0
 	/* Set all condition codes to tell the kernel this is wait3.  */
 	bispsw $15
 	chmk $SYS_wait