diff --git a/include/arch/nios2/nios2.h b/include/arch/nios2/nios2.h
index 3a546b54d64..42c75fcd858 100644
--- a/include/arch/nios2/nios2.h
+++ b/include/arch/nios2/nios2.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static inline uint32_t _nios2_read_sp(void)
 {
 	uint32_t sp;
 
-	__asm__("mov %0, et" : "=r" (sp));
+	__asm__("mov %0, sp" : "=r" (sp));
 	return sp;
 }