diff --git a/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.cc b/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.cc
index 6637c37..cc6dc7e 100644
--- a/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.cc
+++ b/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.cc
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
   std::fill_n(gprs_, arraysize(gprs_), nullptr);
   std::fill_n(fprs_, arraysize(fprs_), nullptr);
   gprs_[SP] = &sp_;
-  gprs_[RA] = &ra_;
+  gprs_[T9] = &t9_;
   // Initialize registers with easy to spot debug values.
   sp_ = Mips64Context::kBadGprBase + SP;
-  ra_ = Mips64Context::kBadGprBase + RA;
+  t9_ = Mips64Context::kBadGprBase + T9;
 }
 
 void Mips64Context::FillCalleeSaves(const StackVisitor& fr) {
diff --git a/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.h b/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.h
index e4a144f..26fbcfe 100644
--- a/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.h
+++ b/runtime/arch/mips64/context_mips64.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   }
 
   void SetPC(uintptr_t new_pc) OVERRIDE {
-    SetGPR(RA, new_pc);
+    SetGPR(T9, new_pc);
   }
 
   bool IsAccessibleGPR(uint32_t reg) OVERRIDE {
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@
   // Pointers to registers in the stack, initialized to null except for the special cases below.
   uintptr_t* gprs_[kNumberOfGpuRegisters];
   uint64_t* fprs_[kNumberOfFpuRegisters];
-  // Hold values for sp and ra (return address) if they are not located within a stack frame.
-  uintptr_t sp_, ra_;
+  // Hold values for sp and t9 if they are not located within a stack frame. We use t9 for the
+  // PC (as ra is required to be valid for single-frame deopt and must not be clobbered).
+  uintptr_t sp_, t9_;
 };
 }  // namespace mips64
 }  // namespace art
diff --git a/runtime/arch/mips64/quick_entrypoints_mips64.S b/runtime/arch/mips64/quick_entrypoints_mips64.S
index 1b50b2e..ce1b2f3 100644
--- a/runtime/arch/mips64/quick_entrypoints_mips64.S
+++ b/runtime/arch/mips64/quick_entrypoints_mips64.S
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
     ld      $ra, 248($a0)
     ld      $a0, 32($a0)
     move    $v0, $zero          # clear result registers v0 and v1
-    jalr    $zero, $ra          # do long jump
+    jalr    $zero, $t9          # do long jump (do not use ra, it must not be clobbered)
     move    $v1, $zero
 END art_quick_do_long_jump