diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 53cb06fc3165..f1869138e9f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -419,9 +419,11 @@ 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 */