diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index 5582a4ca1e9e..7aa2c2360ff6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-info.h>
+#include <asm/fpu.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS_FP_SUPPORT
 
@@ -309,6 +310,11 @@ void mips_set_personality_nan(struct arch_elf_state *state)
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &boot_cpu_data;
 	struct task_struct *t = current;
 
+	/* Do this early so t->thread.fpu.fcr31 won't be clobbered in case
+	 * we are preempted before the lose_fpu(0) in start_thread.
+	 */
+	lose_fpu(0);
+
 	t->thread.fpu.fcr31 = c->fpu_csr31;
 	switch (state->nan_2008) {
 	case 0: