diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/vfpmacros.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/vfpmacros.h
index 6a6f1e485f41..301c1db3e99b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/vfpmacros.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/vfpmacros.h
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ <= 6
 	ldr	\tmp, =elf_hwcap		    @ may not have MVFR regs
 	ldr	\tmp, [\tmp, #0]
-	tst	\tmp, #HWCAP_VFPv3D16
-	ldceql	p11, cr0, [\base],#32*4		    @ FLDMIAD \base!, {d16-d31}
-	addne	\base, \base, #32*4		    @ step over unused register space
+	tst	\tmp, #HWCAP_VFPD32
+	ldcnel	p11, cr0, [\base],#32*4		    @ FLDMIAD \base!, {d16-d31}
+	addeq	\base, \base, #32*4		    @ step over unused register space
 #else
 	VFPFMRX	\tmp, MVFR0			    @ Media and VFP Feature Register 0
 	and	\tmp, \tmp, #MVFR0_A_SIMD_MASK	    @ A_SIMD field
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
 #if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ <= 6
 	ldr	\tmp, =elf_hwcap		    @ may not have MVFR regs
 	ldr	\tmp, [\tmp, #0]
-	tst	\tmp, #HWCAP_VFPv3D16
-	stceql	p11, cr0, [\base],#32*4		    @ FSTMIAD \base!, {d16-d31}
-	addne	\base, \base, #32*4		    @ step over unused register space
+	tst	\tmp, #HWCAP_VFPD32
+	stcnel	p11, cr0, [\base],#32*4		    @ FSTMIAD \base!, {d16-d31}
+	addeq	\base, \base, #32*4		    @ step over unused register space
 #else
 	VFPFMRX	\tmp, MVFR0			    @ Media and VFP Feature Register 0
 	and	\tmp, \tmp, #MVFR0_A_SIMD_MASK	    @ A_SIMD field
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
index f254f6503cce..3688fd15a32d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/uapi/asm/hwcap.h
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 #define HWCAP_THUMBEE	(1 << 11)
 #define HWCAP_NEON	(1 << 12)
 #define HWCAP_VFPv3	(1 << 13)
-#define HWCAP_VFPv3D16	(1 << 14)
+#define HWCAP_VFPv3D16	(1 << 14)	/* also set for VFPv4-D16 */
 #define HWCAP_TLS	(1 << 15)
 #define HWCAP_VFPv4	(1 << 16)
 #define HWCAP_IDIVA	(1 << 17)
 #define HWCAP_IDIVT	(1 << 18)
+#define HWCAP_VFPD32	(1 << 19)	/* set if VFP has 32 regs (not 16) */
 #define HWCAP_IDIV	(HWCAP_IDIVA | HWCAP_IDIVT)
 
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index c834b32af275..3b44e0dd0a93 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -701,11 +701,14 @@ static int __init vfp_init(void)
 			elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_VFPv3;
 
 			/*
-			 * Check for VFPv3 D16. CPUs in this configuration
-			 * only have 16 x 64bit registers.
+			 * Check for VFPv3 D16 and VFPv4 D16.  CPUs in
+			 * this configuration only have 16 x 64bit
+			 * registers.
 			 */
 			if (((fmrx(MVFR0) & MVFR0_A_SIMD_MASK)) == 1)
-				elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_VFPv3D16;
+				elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_VFPv3D16; /* also v4-D16 */
+			else
+				elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_VFPD32;
 		}
 #endif
 		/*