diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index c0c27bdbb069..f6b1a5f51d05 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	.fs = KERNEL_DS, \
 	.fpexc_mode = 0, \
 	.ppr = INIT_PPR, \
+	.fscr = FSCR_TAR | FSCR_EBB \
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index c5c3ae2ef3c1..6d0a831bc7d8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1031,18 +1031,11 @@ static inline void restore_sprs(struct thread_struct *old_thread,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_DSCR)) {
 		u64 dscr = get_paca()->dscr_default;
-		u64 fscr = old_thread->fscr & ~FSCR_DSCR;
-
-		if (new_thread->dscr_inherit) {
+		if (new_thread->dscr_inherit)
 			dscr = new_thread->dscr;
-			fscr |= FSCR_DSCR;
-		}
 
 		if (old_thread->dscr != dscr)
 			mtspr(SPRN_DSCR, dscr);
-
-		if (old_thread->fscr != fscr)
-			mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, fscr);
 	}
 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_207S)) {
@@ -1053,6 +1046,9 @@ static inline void restore_sprs(struct thread_struct *old_thread,
 		if (old_thread->ebbrr != new_thread->ebbrr)
 			mtspr(SPRN_EBBRR, new_thread->ebbrr);
 
+		if (old_thread->fscr != new_thread->fscr)
+			mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, new_thread->fscr);
+
 		if (old_thread->tar != new_thread->tar)
 			mtspr(SPRN_TAR, new_thread->tar);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index 11d15e7270e0..d2518c3cbf04 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1419,7 +1419,8 @@ void facility_unavailable_exception(struct pt_regs *regs)
 			rd = (instword >> 21) & 0x1f;
 			current->thread.dscr = regs->gpr[rd];
 			current->thread.dscr_inherit = 1;
-			mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, value | FSCR_DSCR);
+			current->thread.fscr |= FSCR_DSCR;
+			mtspr(SPRN_FSCR, current->thread.fscr);
 		}
 
 		/* Read from DSCR (mfspr RT, 0x03) */