diff --git a/examples/standalone/stubs.c b/examples/standalone/stubs.c
index 8fb17653b0..5d2ab56995 100644
--- a/examples/standalone/stubs.c
+++ b/examples/standalone/stubs.c
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ gd_t *global_data;
 	: : "i"(offsetof(gd_t, jt)), "i"(XF_ ## x * sizeof(void *)) : "r11");
 #elif defined(CONFIG_ARM)
 /*
- * r8 holds the pointer to the global_data, ip is a call-clobbered
+ * r9 holds the pointer to the global_data, ip is a call-clobbered
  * register
  */
 #define EXPORT_FUNC(x) \
 	asm volatile (			\
 "	.globl " #x "\n"		\
 #x ":\n"				\
-"	ldr	ip, [r8, %0]\n"		\
+"	ldr	ip, [r9, %0]\n"		\
 "	ldr	pc, [ip, %1]\n"		\
 	: : "i"(offsetof(gd_t, jt)), "i"(XF_ ## x * sizeof(void *)) : "ip");
 #elif defined(CONFIG_MIPS)