diff --git a/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390.go b/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390.go
index d6d3f6a..8b00542 100644
--- a/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390.go
+++ b/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// See the s390x version for why we don't use GETREGSET/SETREGSET
+
 package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
@@ -12,10 +14,20 @@
 
 func (r *PtraceRegs) SetPC(pc uint64) { r.Psw.addr = uint32(pc) }
 
-func PtraceGetRegs(pid int, regsout *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
-	return ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGS, pid, 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regsout)))
+func PtraceGetRegs(pid int, regs *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
+	parea := _ptrace_area{
+		_sizeof_ptrace_area,
+		0,
+		uint32(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs))),
+	}
+	return ptrace(PTRACE_PEEKUSR_AREA, pid, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&parea)), 0)
 }
 
 func PtraceSetRegs(pid int, regs *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
-	return ptrace(PTRACE_SETREGS, pid, 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs)))
+	parea := _ptrace_area{
+		_sizeof_ptrace_area,
+		0,
+		uint32(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs))),
+	}
+	return ptrace(PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA, pid, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&parea)), 0)
 }
diff --git a/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go b/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
index f3701dc..1767a6e 100644
--- a/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
+++ b/libgo/go/syscall/syscall_linux_s390x.go
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
+// The PtraceRegs struct generated for go looks like this:
+//
+// type PtraceRegs struct
+// {
+//   Psw _psw_t;
+//   Gprs [15+1]uint64;
+//   Acrs [15+1]uint32;
+//   Orig_gpr2 uint64;
+//   Fp_regs _s390_fp_regs;
+//   Per_info _per_struct;
+//   Ieee_instruction_pointer uint64;
+// }
+//
+// The GETREGSET/SETREGSET ptrace commands on S/390 only read/write
+// the content up to Orig_gpr2.  Hence, we use
+// PEEKUSR_AREA/POKEUSR_AREA like GDB does.
+
 package syscall
 
 import "unsafe"
@@ -12,10 +29,20 @@
 
 func (r *PtraceRegs) SetPC(pc uint64) { r.Psw.addr = pc }
 
-func PtraceGetRegs(pid int, regsout *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
-	return ptrace(PTRACE_GETREGS, pid, 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regsout)))
+func PtraceGetRegs(pid int, regs *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
+	parea := _ptrace_area{
+		_sizeof_ptrace_area,
+		0,
+		uint64(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs))),
+	}
+	return ptrace(PTRACE_PEEKUSR_AREA, pid, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&parea)), 0)
 }
 
 func PtraceSetRegs(pid int, regs *PtraceRegs) (err error) {
-	return ptrace(PTRACE_SETREGS, pid, 0, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs)))
+	parea := _ptrace_area{
+		_sizeof_ptrace_area,
+		0,
+		uint64(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(regs))),
+	}
+	return ptrace(PTRACE_POKEUSR_AREA, pid, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&parea)), 0)
 }