diff --git a/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp b/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
index e3abd3e1af4..dd44adb044b 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Mips/MipsISelLowering.cpp
@@ -3099,7 +3099,8 @@ MipsTargetLowering::LowerFormalArguments(SDValue Chain,
       const TargetRegisterClass *RC;
 
       if (RegVT == MVT::i32)
-        RC = &Mips::CPURegsRegClass;
+        RC = Subtarget->inMips16Mode()? &Mips::CPU16RegsRegClass :
+                                        &Mips::CPURegsRegClass;
       else if (RegVT == MVT::i64)
         RC = &Mips::CPU64RegsRegClass;
       else if (RegVT == MVT::f32)