diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 03c6a3c72f9c..4c375e11ae95 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ int vfp_restore_user_hwstate(struct user_vfp __user *ufp,
  */
 static int vfp_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	vfp_force_reload(cpu, current_thread_info());
+	vfp_current_hw_state[cpu] = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }