diff --git a/src/runtime/norace_linux_test.go b/src/runtime/norace_linux_test.go
index c355ccc0f8..bbf9d0b413 100644
--- a/src/runtime/norace_linux_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/norace_linux_test.go
@@ -24,13 +24,8 @@ func newOSProcCreated() {
 // Can't be run with -race because it inserts calls into newOSProcCreated()
 // that require a valid G/M.
 func TestNewOSProc0(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "android" && runtime.GOARCH == "arm" {
-		// newosproc0 does not work for android/arm.
-		// See issue 10548.
-		t.Skipf("skipping on %v", runtime.GOOS)
-	}
 	runtime.NewOSProc0(0x800000, unsafe.Pointer(runtime.FuncPC(newOSProcCreated)))
-	check := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
+	check := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	defer check.Stop()
 	end := time.After(5 * time.Second)
 	for {
diff --git a/src/runtime/sys_linux_arm.s b/src/runtime/sys_linux_arm.s
index 3936cd93a8..50f074a234 100644
--- a/src/runtime/sys_linux_arm.s
+++ b/src/runtime/sys_linux_arm.s
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ nog:
 	BL	(R0)
 
 	// It shouldn't return.  If it does, exit that thread.
+	SUB	$16, R13 // restore the stack pointer to avoid memory corruption
 	MOVW	$0, R0
 	MOVW	R0, 4(R13)
 	BL	runtime·exit1(SB)