diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
index 6d0c66bc434d..5341b0b19701 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/smp.c
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ void __ref cpu_die(void)
 	 * to be repeated to undo the effects of taking the CPU offline.
 	 */
 	__asm__("mov	sp, %0\n"
+	"	mov	fp, #0\n"
 	"	b	secondary_start_kernel"
 		:
 		: "r" (task_stack_page(current) + THREAD_SIZE - 8));