diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/dp_simple.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/dp_simple.c
index 926d56bf37f2..eb96485ed939 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/dp_simple.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/dp_simple.c
@@ -23,27 +23,39 @@
 
 union ieee754dp ieee754dp_neg(union ieee754dp x)
 {
-	unsigned int oldrm;
 	union ieee754dp y;
 
-	oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
-	ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
-	y = ieee754dp_sub(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
-	ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	if (ieee754_csr.abs2008) {
+		y = x;
+		DPSIGN(y) = !DPSIGN(x);
+	} else {
+		unsigned int oldrm;
+
+		oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
+		ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
+		y = ieee754dp_sub(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
+		ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	}
 	return y;
 }
 
 union ieee754dp ieee754dp_abs(union ieee754dp x)
 {
-	unsigned int oldrm;
 	union ieee754dp y;
 
-	oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
-	ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
-	if (DPSIGN(x))
-		y = ieee754dp_sub(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
-	else
-		y = ieee754dp_add(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
-	ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	if (ieee754_csr.abs2008) {
+		y = x;
+		DPSIGN(y) = 0;
+	} else {
+		unsigned int oldrm;
+
+		oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
+		ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
+		if (DPSIGN(x))
+			y = ieee754dp_sub(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
+		else
+			y = ieee754dp_add(ieee754dp_zero(0), x);
+		ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	}
 	return y;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/math-emu/sp_simple.c b/arch/mips/math-emu/sp_simple.c
index c50e9451f2d2..756c9cf2dfd2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/math-emu/sp_simple.c
+++ b/arch/mips/math-emu/sp_simple.c
@@ -23,27 +23,39 @@
 
 union ieee754sp ieee754sp_neg(union ieee754sp x)
 {
-	unsigned int oldrm;
 	union ieee754sp y;
 
-	oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
-	ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
-	y = ieee754sp_sub(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
-	ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	if (ieee754_csr.abs2008) {
+		y = x;
+		SPSIGN(y) = !SPSIGN(x);
+	} else {
+		unsigned int oldrm;
+
+		oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
+		ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
+		y = ieee754sp_sub(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
+		ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	}
 	return y;
 }
 
 union ieee754sp ieee754sp_abs(union ieee754sp x)
 {
-	unsigned int oldrm;
 	union ieee754sp y;
 
-	oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
-	ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
-	if (SPSIGN(x))
-		y = ieee754sp_sub(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
-	else
-		y = ieee754sp_add(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
-	ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	if (ieee754_csr.abs2008) {
+		y = x;
+		SPSIGN(y) = 0;
+	} else {
+		unsigned int oldrm;
+
+		oldrm = ieee754_csr.rm;
+		ieee754_csr.rm = FPU_CSR_RD;
+		if (SPSIGN(x))
+			y = ieee754sp_sub(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
+		else
+			y = ieee754sp_add(ieee754sp_zero(0), x);
+		ieee754_csr.rm = oldrm;
+	}
 	return y;
 }