diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 6bacd69c9e81..8e11223d32a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ int vfp_preserve_user_clear_hwstate(struct user_vfp *ufp,
 	 */
 	ufp_exc->fpexc = hwstate->fpexc;
 	ufp_exc->fpinst = hwstate->fpinst;
-	ufp_exc->fpinst2 = ufp_exc->fpinst2;
+	ufp_exc->fpinst2 = hwstate->fpinst2;
 
 	/* Ensure that VFP is disabled. */
 	vfp_flush_hwstate(thread);