diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
index 015bfabc2f7..b7eb2499589 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/aarch64/aarch64.ad
@@ -1648,8 +1648,8 @@ int MachCallRuntimeNode::ret_addr_offset() {
   // for real runtime callouts it will be six instructions
   // see aarch64_enc_java_to_runtime
   //   adr(rscratch2, retaddr)
+  //   str(rscratch2, Address(rthread, JavaThread::last_Java_pc_offset()));
   //   lea(rscratch1, RuntimeAddress(addr)
-  //   stp(zr, rscratch2, Address(__ pre(sp, -2 * wordSize)))
   //   blr(rscratch1)
   CodeBlob *cb = CodeCache::find_blob(_entry_point);
   if (cb) {
@@ -3774,14 +3774,13 @@ encode %{
       __ post_call_nop();
     } else {
       Label retaddr;
+      // Make the anchor frame walkable
       __ adr(rscratch2, retaddr);
+      __ str(rscratch2, Address(rthread, JavaThread::last_Java_pc_offset()));
       __ lea(rscratch1, RuntimeAddress(entry));
-      // Leave a breadcrumb for JavaFrameAnchor::capture_last_Java_pc()
-      __ stp(zr, rscratch2, Address(__ pre(sp, -2 * wordSize)));
       __ blr(rscratch1);
       __ bind(retaddr);
       __ post_call_nop();
-      __ add(sp, sp, 2 * wordSize);
     }
     if (Compile::current()->max_vector_size() > 0) {
       __ reinitialize_ptrue();