diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
index 9cbf383b8834..f06f97bd62df 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ static inline void lose_fpu_inatomic(int save, struct task_struct *tsk)
 		if (save)
 			_save_fp(tsk);
 		__disable_fpu();
+	} else {
+		/* FPU should not have been left enabled with no owner */
+		WARN(read_c0_status() & ST0_CU1,
+		     "Orphaned FPU left enabled");
 	}
 	KSTK_STATUS(tsk) &= ~ST0_CU1;
 	clear_tsk_thread_flag(tsk, TIF_USEDFPU);
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
index a71da576883c..eebf39549606 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/stackframe.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 		.set	reorder
 		.set	noat
 		mfc0	a0, CP0_STATUS
-		li	v1, 0xff00
+		li	v1, ST0_CU1 | ST0_IM
 		ori	a0, STATMASK
 		xori	a0, STATMASK
 		mtc0	a0, CP0_STATUS
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
 		ori	a0, STATMASK
 		xori	a0, STATMASK
 		mtc0	a0, CP0_STATUS
-		li	v1, 0xff00
+		li	v1, ST0_CU1 | ST0_FR | ST0_IM
 		and	a0, v1
 		LONG_L	v0, PT_STATUS(sp)
 		nor	v1, $0, v1