diff --git a/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S b/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
index 72e95663b62f..c257cc415c47 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
+++ b/arch/m68k/68000/entry.S
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 
 .text
 
+/* get thread_info pointer into a2 */
+ .macro getthreadinfo
+	movel	%sp,%d1
+	andl	#-THREAD_SIZE,%d1
+	movel	%d1,%a2
+ .endm
+
 .globl system_call
 .globl resume
 .globl ret_from_exception
@@ -70,9 +77,8 @@ ENTRY(system_call)
 
 	movel	%sp@(PT_OFF_ORIG_D0),%d0
 
-	movel	%sp,%d1			/* get thread_info pointer */
-	andl	#-THREAD_SIZE,%d1
-	movel	%d1,%a2
+	/* Doing a trace ? */
+	getthreadinfo
 	btst	#(TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE%8),%a2@(TINFO_FLAGS+(31-TIF_SYSCALL_TRACE)/8)
 	jne	do_trace
 	cmpl	#NR_syscalls,%d0
@@ -96,16 +102,15 @@ Luser_return:
 	/* heavy interrupt load*/
 	andw	#ALLOWINT,%sr
 
-	movel	%sp,%d1			/* get thread_info pointer */
-	andl	#-THREAD_SIZE,%d1
-	movel	%d1,%a2
+	getthreadinfo
 1:
-	move	%a2@(TINFO_FLAGS),%d1	/* thread_info->flags */
+	/* check if any of the flags are set */
+	moveb	%a2@(TINFO_FLAGS + 3),%d1	/* thread_info->flags (low 8 bits) */
 	jne	Lwork_to_do
 	RESTORE_ALL
 
 Lwork_to_do:
-	movel	%a2@(TINFO_FLAGS),%d1	/* thread_info->flags */
+	/* check if reschedule needs to be called */
 	btst	#TIF_NEED_RESCHED,%d1
 	jne	reschedule