diff --git a/arch/s390/boot/head.S b/arch/s390/boot/head.S
index 637c29c3f6e33a6835fb1b51627a35622a5fee19..0a47b16f641289d55a425aa29890c74790a24339 100644
--- a/arch/s390/boot/head.S
+++ b/arch/s390/boot/head.S
@@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ SYM_CODE_END(startup_normal)
 # the save area and does disabled wait with a faulty address.
 #
 SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL(startup_pgm_check_handler)
-	stmg	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	stmg	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	la	%r8,4095
 	stctg	%c0,%c15,__LC_CREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r8)
 	stmg	%r0,%r7,__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095(%r8)
-	mvc	__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095+64(64,%r8),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	mvc	__LC_GPREGS_SAVE_AREA-4095+64(64,%r8),__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	mvc	__LC_PSW_SAVE_AREA-4095(16,%r8),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW
 	mvc	__LC_RETURN_PSW(16),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW
 	ni	__LC_RETURN_PSW,0xfc	# remove IO and EX bits
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
index 183ac29afaf8214d6b19116799fc1b39ebda95dc..48c64716d1f2fdc67cf6e7e850f184327d12caa0 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/lowcore.h
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ struct lowcore {
 	psw_t	io_new_psw;			/* 0x01f0 */
 
 	/* Save areas. */
-	__u64	save_area_sync[8];		/* 0x0200 */
-	__u64	save_area_async[8];		/* 0x0240 */
+	__u64	save_area[8];			/* 0x0200 */
+	__u8	pad_0x0240[0x0280-0x0240];	/* 0x0240 */
 	__u64	save_area_restart[1];		/* 0x0280 */
 
 	__u64	pcpu;				/* 0x0288 */
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c b/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
index ffa0dd2dbaacba0fcdaebf0e6c36abd5ceda47c1..5529248d84fb8729887d8cae5788f06d6f9bb23f 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/asm-offsets.c
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ int main(void)
 	OFFSET(__LC_MCK_NEW_PSW, lowcore, mcck_new_psw);
 	OFFSET(__LC_IO_NEW_PSW, lowcore, io_new_psw);
 	/* software defined lowcore locations 0x200 - 0xdff*/
-	OFFSET(__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC, lowcore, save_area_sync);
-	OFFSET(__LC_SAVE_AREA_ASYNC, lowcore, save_area_async);
+	OFFSET(__LC_SAVE_AREA, lowcore, save_area);
 	OFFSET(__LC_SAVE_AREA_RESTART, lowcore, save_area_restart);
 	OFFSET(__LC_PCPU, lowcore, pcpu);
 	OFFSET(__LC_RETURN_PSW, lowcore, return_psw);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
index 36424e53d63b50c05c1fd4b8f837b887dcf2c7e4..42ac4145dfe0add1f52445e10542fe87390cc049 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/entry.S
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sie_exit)
  */
 
 SYM_CODE_START(system_call)
-	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	GET_LC	%r13
 	stpt	__LC_SYS_ENTER_TIMER(%r13)
 	BPOFF
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(system_call)
 	xgr	%r10,%r10
 	xgr	%r11,%r11
 	la	%r2,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(%r15)	# pointer to pt_regs
-	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r2),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC(%r13)
+	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r2),__LC_SAVE_AREA(%r13)
 	MBEAR	%r2,%r13
 	lgr	%r3,%r14
 	brasl	%r14,__do_syscall
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(ret_from_fork)
  */
 
 SYM_CODE_START(pgm_check_handler)
-	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	GET_LC	%r13
 	stpt	__LC_SYS_ENTER_TIMER(%r13)
 	BPOFF
@@ -338,16 +338,16 @@ SYM_CODE_START(pgm_check_handler)
 	jnz	2f			# -> enabled, can't be a double fault
 	tm	__LC_PGM_ILC+3(%r13),0x80	# check for per exception
 	jnz	.Lpgm_svcper		# -> single stepped svc
-2:	CHECK_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC,%r13
+2:	CHECK_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA,%r13
 	aghi	%r15,-(STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + __PT_SIZE)
 	# CHECK_VMAP_STACK branches to stack_overflow or 4f
-	CHECK_VMAP_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC,%r13,4f
+	CHECK_VMAP_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA,%r13,4f
 3:	lg	%r15,__LC_KERNEL_STACK(%r13)
 4:	la	%r11,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(%r15)
 	xc	__PT_FLAGS(8,%r11),__PT_FLAGS(%r11)
 	xc	__SF_BACKCHAIN(8,%r15),__SF_BACKCHAIN(%r15)
 	stmg	%r0,%r7,__PT_R0(%r11)
-	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC(%r13)
+	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA(%r13)
 	mvc	__PT_LAST_BREAK(8,%r11),__LC_PGM_LAST_BREAK(%r13)
 	stctg	%c1,%c1,__PT_CR1(%r11)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM)
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ SYM_CODE_END(pgm_check_handler)
  */
 .macro INT_HANDLER name,lc_old_psw,handler
 SYM_CODE_START(\name)
-	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_ASYNC
+	STMG_LC	%r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	GET_LC	%r13
 	stckf	__LC_INT_CLOCK(%r13)
 	stpt	__LC_SYS_ENTER_TIMER(%r13)
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(\name)
 	BPENTER	__SF_SIE_FLAGS(%r15),_TIF_ISOLATE_BP_GUEST
 	SIEEXIT __SF_SIE_CONTROL(%r15),%r13
 #endif
-0:	CHECK_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA_ASYNC,%r13
+0:	CHECK_STACK __LC_SAVE_AREA,%r13
 	aghi	%r15,-(STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD + __PT_SIZE)
 	j	2f
 1:	lctlg	%c1,%c1,__LC_KERNEL_ASCE(%r13)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(\name)
 	xgr	%r7,%r7
 	xgr	%r10,%r10
 	xc	__PT_FLAGS(8,%r11),__PT_FLAGS(%r11)
-	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA_ASYNC(%r13)
+	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA(%r13)
 	MBEAR	%r11,%r13
 	stmg	%r8,%r9,__PT_PSW(%r11)
 	lgr	%r2,%r11		# pass pointer to pt_regs
@@ -601,14 +601,14 @@ SYM_CODE_END(restart_int_handler)
 
 	__INIT
 SYM_CODE_START(early_pgm_check_handler)
-	STMG_LC %r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC
+	STMG_LC %r8,%r15,__LC_SAVE_AREA
 	GET_LC	%r13
 	aghi	%r15,-(STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD+__PT_SIZE)
 	la	%r11,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(%r15)
 	xc	__SF_BACKCHAIN(8,%r15),__SF_BACKCHAIN(%r15)
 	stmg	%r0,%r7,__PT_R0(%r11)
 	mvc	__PT_PSW(16,%r11),__LC_PGM_OLD_PSW(%r13)
-	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA_SYNC(%r13)
+	mvc	__PT_R8(64,%r11),__LC_SAVE_AREA(%r13)
 	lgr	%r2,%r11
 	brasl	%r14,__do_early_pgm_check
 	mvc	__LC_RETURN_PSW(16,%r13),STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD+__PT_PSW(%r15)