diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
index 7d75cd4eb297..b291060c25a6 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/process.c
@@ -413,8 +413,13 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 	struct thread_info *t = current_thread_info();
 	struct mm_struct *mm;
 
-	if (t->flags & _TIF_ABI_PENDING)
-		t->flags ^= (_TIF_ABI_PENDING | _TIF_32BIT);
+	if (test_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_ABI_PENDING)) {
+		clear_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_ABI_PENDING);
+		if (test_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT))
+			clear_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT);
+		else
+			set_ti_thread_flag(t, TIF_32BIT);
+	}
 
 	mm = t->task->mm;
 	if (mm)