diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/tls.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/tls.h
index 60843eb0f61c..73409e6c0251 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/tls.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/tls.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 	.macro set_tls_v6k, tp, tmp1, tmp2
 	mcr	p15, 0, \tp, c13, c0, 3		@ set TLS register
+	mov	\tmp1, #0
+	mcr	p15, 0, \tmp1, c13, c0, 2	@ clear user r/w TLS register
 	.endm
 
 	.macro set_tls_v6, tp, tmp1, tmp2
@@ -15,6 +17,8 @@
 	mov	\tmp2, #0xffff0fff
 	tst	\tmp1, #HWCAP_TLS		@ hardware TLS available?
 	mcrne	p15, 0, \tp, c13, c0, 3		@ yes, set TLS register
+	movne	\tmp1, #0
+	mcrne	p15, 0, \tmp1, c13, c0, 2	@ clear user r/w TLS register
 	streq	\tp, [\tmp2, #-15]		@ set TLS value at 0xffff0ff0
 	.endm