diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 52b8f40b1c73..2f37e1d6cb45 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -642,9 +642,9 @@ int vfp_restore_user_hwstate(struct user_vfp __user *ufp,
 static int vfp_hotplug(struct notifier_block *b, unsigned long action,
 	void *hcpu)
 {
-	if (action == CPU_DYING || action == CPU_DYING_FROZEN) {
-		vfp_force_reload((long)hcpu, current_thread_info());
-	} else if (action == CPU_STARTING || action == CPU_STARTING_FROZEN)
+	if (action == CPU_DYING || action == CPU_DYING_FROZEN)
+		vfp_current_hw_state[(long)hcpu] = NULL;
+	else if (action == CPU_STARTING || action == CPU_STARTING_FROZEN)
 		vfp_enable(NULL);
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }