diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index 8d85046adcc8..d4cfeb931382 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -663,8 +663,8 @@ static void arch_dump_stack(void *info)
 
 	if (regs)
 		show_regs(regs);
-
-	dump_stack();
+	else
+		dump_stack();
 }
 
 void arch_trigger_cpumask_backtrace(const cpumask_t *mask, bool exclude_self)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index d67fa74622ee..8d505a21396e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ static void __show_regs(const struct pt_regs *regs)
 void show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	__show_regs((struct pt_regs *)regs);
+	dump_stack();
 }
 
 void show_registers(struct pt_regs *regs)