diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index 5387ed0a51862b66609d990cb039b27261a5c234..b630604c577f9ff3f2493b0f254363e499c8318c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -121,6 +121,19 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 	/*  Put the stack after the struct pt_regs.  */
 	childksp = (unsigned long) childregs;
 	p->thread.cp0_status = (read_c0_status() & ~(ST0_CU2|ST0_CU1)) | ST0_KERNEL_CUMASK;
+
+	/*
+	 * New tasks lose permission to use the fpu. This accelerates context
+	 * switching for most programs since they don't use the fpu.
+	 */
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_USEDFPU);
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_USEDMSA);
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MSA_CTX_LIVE);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_FPAFF
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_FPUBOUND);
+#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_FPAFF */
+
 	if (unlikely(args->fn)) {
 		/* kernel thread */
 		unsigned long status = p->thread.cp0_status;
@@ -149,20 +162,8 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
 	p->thread.reg29 = (unsigned long) childregs;
 	p->thread.reg31 = (unsigned long) ret_from_fork;
 
-	/*
-	 * New tasks lose permission to use the fpu. This accelerates context
-	 * switching for most programs since they don't use the fpu.
-	 */
 	childregs->cp0_status &= ~(ST0_CU2|ST0_CU1);
 
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_USEDFPU);
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_USEDMSA);
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_MSA_CTX_LIVE);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_MT_FPAFF
-	clear_tsk_thread_flag(p, TIF_FPUBOUND);
-#endif /* CONFIG_MIPS_MT_FPAFF */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_FP_SUPPORT
 	atomic_set(&p->thread.bd_emu_frame, BD_EMUFRAME_NONE);
 #endif