diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
index 05606025a131..3551f11accf0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/dt_cpu_ftrs.c
@@ -346,6 +346,14 @@ static int __init feat_enable_dscr(struct dt_cpu_feature *f)
 {
 	u64 lpcr;
 
+	/*
+	 * Linux relies on FSCR[DSCR] being clear, so that we can take the
+	 * facility unavailable interrupt and track the task's usage of DSCR.
+	 * See facility_unavailable_exception().
+	 * Clear the bit here so that feat_enable() doesn't set it.
+	 */
+	f->fscr_bit_nr = -1;
+
 	feat_enable(f);
 
 	lpcr = mfspr(SPRN_LPCR);