diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
index 6b84399c8839..21ad68179454 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ extern void fpstate_cache_init(void);
 
 extern int fpstate_alloc(struct fpu *fpu);
 extern void fpstate_free(struct fpu *fpu);
-extern int fpu__copy(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src);
+extern int fpu__copy(struct fpu *dst_fpu, struct fpu *src_fpu);
 
 static inline unsigned long
 alloc_mathframe(unsigned long sp, int ia32_frame, unsigned long *buf_fx,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 9aaba6abfae3..a84358575235 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -240,15 +240,12 @@ static void fpu_copy(struct fpu *dst_fpu, struct fpu *src_fpu)
 	}
 }
 
-int fpu__copy(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
+int fpu__copy(struct fpu *dst_fpu, struct fpu *src_fpu)
 {
-	struct fpu *dst_fpu = &dst->thread.fpu;
-	struct fpu *src_fpu = &src->thread.fpu;
-
-	dst->thread.fpu.counter = 0;
-	dst->thread.fpu.has_fpu = 0;
-	dst->thread.fpu.state = NULL;
-	dst->thread.fpu.last_cpu = -1;
+	dst_fpu->counter = 0;
+	dst_fpu->has_fpu = 0;
+	dst_fpu->state = NULL;
+	dst_fpu->last_cpu = -1;
 
 	if (src_fpu->fpstate_active) {
 		int err = fpstate_alloc(dst_fpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 50d503a2d8c3..e97266b18ad3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 {
 	*dst = *src;
 
-	return fpu__copy(dst, src);
+	return fpu__copy(&dst->thread.fpu, &src->thread.fpu);
 }
 
 void arch_release_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk)