diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
index 9bb1873f5295..6f86b7ab6c28 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fpsimd.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct vl_info {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_SVE
 
-extern void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task);
+extern void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task, bool flush);
 extern void fpsimd_release_task(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void fpsimd_sync_to_sve(struct task_struct *task);
 extern void fpsimd_force_sync_to_sve(struct task_struct *task);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ size_t sve_state_size(struct task_struct const *task);
 
 #else /* ! CONFIG_ARM64_SVE */
 
-static inline void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task) { }
+static inline void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task, bool flush) { }
 static inline void fpsimd_release_task(struct task_struct *task) { }
 static inline void sve_sync_to_fpsimd(struct task_struct *task) { }
 static inline void sve_sync_from_fpsimd_zeropad(struct task_struct *task) { }
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index aecf3071efdd..763a4ab557ec 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -716,10 +716,12 @@ size_t sve_state_size(struct task_struct const *task)
  * do_sve_acc() case, there is no ABI requirement to hide stale data
  * written previously be task.
  */
-void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task)
+void sve_alloc(struct task_struct *task, bool flush)
 {
 	if (task->thread.sve_state) {
-		memset(task->thread.sve_state, 0, sve_state_size(task));
+		if (flush)
+			memset(task->thread.sve_state, 0,
+			       sve_state_size(task));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1389,7 +1391,7 @@ void do_sve_acc(unsigned long esr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sve_alloc(current);
+	sve_alloc(current, true);
 	if (!current->thread.sve_state) {
 		force_sig(SIGKILL);
 		return;
@@ -1440,7 +1442,7 @@ void do_sme_acc(unsigned long esr, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	sve_alloc(current);
+	sve_alloc(current, false);
 	sme_alloc(current);
 	if (!current->thread.sve_state || !current->thread.za_state) {
 		force_sig(SIGKILL);
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 21da83187a60..eb7c08dfb834 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static int sve_set_common(struct task_struct *target,
 		 * state and ensure there's storage.
 		 */
 		if (target->thread.svcr != old_svcr)
-			sve_alloc(target);
+			sve_alloc(target, true);
 	}
 
 	/* Registers: FPSIMD-only case */
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ static int sve_set_common(struct task_struct *target,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	sve_alloc(target);
+	sve_alloc(target, true);
 	if (!target->thread.sve_state) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		clear_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SVE);
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ static int za_set(struct task_struct *target,
 
 	/* Ensure there is some SVE storage for streaming mode */
 	if (!target->thread.sve_state) {
-		sve_alloc(target);
+		sve_alloc(target, false);
 		if (!target->thread.sve_state) {
 			clear_thread_flag(TIF_SME);
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
index 30c6716e0ac8..8bb631bf9464 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int restore_sve_fpsimd_context(struct user_ctxs *user)
 	fpsimd_flush_task_state(current);
 	/* From now, fpsimd_thread_switch() won't touch thread.sve_state */
 
-	sve_alloc(current);
+	sve_alloc(current, true);
 	if (!current->thread.sve_state) {
 		clear_thread_flag(TIF_SVE);
 		return -ENOMEM;