diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c
index b45ef8ddd65..ca316b5b742 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -104,7 +104,16 @@ static inline int restore_i387(struct _fpstate __user *buf)
 		clts();
 		task_thread_info(current)->status |= TS_USEDFPU;
 	}
-	return restore_fpu_checking((__force struct i387_fxsave_struct *)buf);
+	err = restore_fpu_checking((__force struct i387_fxsave_struct *)buf);
+	if (unlikely(err)) {
+		/*
+		 * Encountered an error while doing the restore from the
+		 * user buffer, clear the fpu state.
+		 */
+		clear_fpu(tsk);
+		clear_used_math();
+	}
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps_64.c
index 3f18d73f420..513caaca711 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps_64.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,14 @@ asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void)
 	}
 
 	clts();				/* Allow maths ops (or we recurse) */
-	restore_fpu_checking(&me->thread.xstate->fxsave);
+	/*
+	 * Paranoid restore. send a SIGSEGV if we fail to restore the state.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(restore_fpu_checking(&me->thread.xstate->fxsave))) {
+		stts();
+		force_sig(SIGSEGV, me);
+		return;
+	}
 	task_thread_info(me)->status |= TS_USEDFPU;
 	me->fpu_counter++;
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/i387.h b/include/asm-x86/i387.h
index 96fa8449ff1..0048fb77afc 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/i387.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/i387.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ static inline int restore_fpu_checking(struct i387_fxsave_struct *fx)
 #else
 		     : [fx] "cdaSDb" (fx), "m" (*fx), "0" (0));
 #endif
-	if (unlikely(err))
-		init_fpu(current);
 	return err;
 }