1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
index e1d5e1929fbd..e33870ff0ac0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -699,10 +699,13 @@ static int vfp_set(struct task_struct *target,
 {
         int ret;
         struct thread_info *thread = task_thread_info(target);
-        struct vfp_hard_struct new_vfp = thread->vfpstate.hard;
+        struct vfp_hard_struct new_vfp;
         const size_t user_fpregs_offset = offsetof(struct user_vfp, fpregs);
         const size_t user_fpscr_offset = offsetof(struct user_vfp, fpscr);
 
+        vfp_sync_hwstate(thread);
+        new_vfp = thread->vfpstate.hard;
+
         ret = user_regset_copyin(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf,
                                   &new_vfp.fpregs,
                                   user_fpregs_offset,
@@ -723,9 +726,8 @@ static int vfp_set(struct task_struct *target,
         if (ret)
                 return ret;
 
-        vfp_sync_hwstate(thread);
-        thread->vfpstate.hard = new_vfp;
         vfp_flush_hwstate(thread);
+        thread->vfpstate.hard = new_vfp;
 
         return 0;
 }