diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index bfd1e2f40de4..74d4f38e5c6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -418,9 +418,11 @@ static int vfp_pm_suspend(void)
 		/* disable, just in case */
 		fmxr(FPEXC, fmrx(FPEXC) & ~FPEXC_EN);
 	} else if (vfp_current_hw_state[ti->cpu]) {
+#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 		fmxr(FPEXC, fpexc | FPEXC_EN);
 		vfp_save_state(vfp_current_hw_state[ti->cpu], fpexc);
 		fmxr(FPEXC, fpexc);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	/* clear any information we had about last context state */