diff --git a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S
index 1a4da5ce784..d15bfea0432 100644
--- a/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S
+++ b/arch/arm/core/cortex_m/pm_s2ram.S
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_suspend)
 	 * not successful (in r0 the return value).
 	 */
 
+	/* Move return value of system_off to callee-saved register. */
+	mov 	r4, r0
+
 	/*
 	 * Reset the marking of suspend to RAM, return is ignored.
 	 */
@@ -200,7 +203,9 @@ SECTION_FUNC(TEXT, arch_pm_s2ram_suspend)
 	bl	pm_s2ram_mark_check_and_clear
 	mov 	lr, r1
 
-	/* Move system_off back to r0 as return value */
+	/* Move the stored return value of system_off back to r0,
+	 * setting it as return value for this function.
+	 */
 	mov	r0, r4
 
 	POP_GPRS