diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
index 6919e936345b..a5c7ae504176 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern unsigned int sig_xstate_size;
 extern void fpu_init(void);
 extern void mxcsr_feature_mask_init(void);
 extern int init_fpu(struct task_struct *child);
-extern asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void);
+extern void math_state_restore(void);
 extern void __math_state_restore(void);
 extern int dump_fpu(struct pt_regs *, struct user_i387_struct *);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 482ec3af2067..982433b5da30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ void __math_state_restore(void)
  * Careful.. There are problems with IBM-designed IRQ13 behaviour.
  * Don't touch unless you *really* know how it works.
  *
- * Must be called with kernel preemption disabled (in this case,
- * local interrupts are disabled at the call-site in entry.S).
+ * Must be called with kernel preemption disabled (eg with local
+ * local interrupts as in the case of do_device_not_available).
  */
-asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void)
+void math_state_restore(void)
 {
 	struct thread_info *thread = current_thread_info();
 	struct task_struct *tsk = thread->task;