diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index 1f2e4d5a5c0f..bb785d23dbde 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ void fpsimd_thread_switch(struct task_struct *next)
 
 void fpsimd_flush_thread(void)
 {
+	preempt_disable();
 	memset(&current->thread.fpsimd_state, 0, sizeof(struct fpsimd_state));
 	fpsimd_load_state(&current->thread.fpsimd_state);
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON