diff --git a/kernel/uid16.c b/kernel/uid16.c
index d7948eb..f6c83d7 100644
--- a/kernel/uid16.c
+++ b/kernel/uid16.c
@@ -18,67 +18,43 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(chown16, const char __user *, filename, old_uid_t, user, old_gid_t, group)
 {
-	long ret = sys_chown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, filename, user, group);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_chown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(lchown16, const char __user *, filename, old_uid_t, user, old_gid_t, group)
 {
-	long ret = sys_lchown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, filename, user, group);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_lchown(filename, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(fchown16, unsigned int, fd, old_uid_t, user, old_gid_t, group)
 {
-	long ret = sys_fchown(fd, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, fd, user, group);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_fchown(fd, low2highuid(user), low2highgid(group));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setregid16, old_gid_t, rgid, old_gid_t, egid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setregid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, rgid, egid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setregid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(setgid16, old_gid_t, gid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setgid(low2highgid(gid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, gid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setgid(low2highgid(gid));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE2(setreuid16, old_uid_t, ruid, old_uid_t, euid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setreuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(2, ret, ruid, euid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setreuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(setuid16, old_uid_t, uid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setuid(low2highuid(uid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, uid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setuid(low2highuid(uid));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setresuid16, old_uid_t, ruid, old_uid_t, euid, old_uid_t, suid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setresuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid),
+	return sys_setresuid(low2highuid(ruid), low2highuid(euid),
 				 low2highuid(suid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, ruid, euid, suid);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(getresuid16, old_uid_t __user *, ruidp, old_uid_t __user *, euidp, old_uid_t __user *, suidp)
@@ -100,11 +76,8 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setresgid16, old_gid_t, rgid, old_gid_t, egid, old_gid_t, sgid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setresgid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid),
+	return sys_setresgid(low2highgid(rgid), low2highgid(egid),
 				 low2highgid(sgid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(3, ret, rgid, egid, sgid);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 
@@ -127,18 +100,12 @@
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(setfsuid16, old_uid_t, uid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setfsuid(low2highuid(uid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, uid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setfsuid(low2highuid(uid));
 }
 
 SYSCALL_DEFINE1(setfsgid16, old_gid_t, gid)
 {
-	long ret = sys_setfsgid(low2highgid(gid));
-	/* avoid REGPARM breakage on x86: */
-	asmlinkage_protect(1, ret, gid);
-	return ret;
+	return sys_setfsgid(low2highgid(gid));
 }
 
 static int groups16_to_user(old_gid_t __user *grouplist,