diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
index 6eb4a0b1ad0e..da75d7b3e37d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/internal.h
@@ -508,6 +508,14 @@ static inline void __fpregs_load_activate(struct fpu *fpu, int cpu)
  *  - switch_fpu_finish() restores the new state as
  *    necessary.
  *
+ * If TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD is cleared then the CPU's FPU registers
+ * are saved in the current thread's FPU register state.
+ *
+ * If TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD is set then CPU's FPU registers may not
+ * hold current()'s FPU registers. It is required to load the
+ * registers before returning to userland or using the content
+ * otherwise.
+ *
  * The FPU context is only stored/restored for a user task and
  * ->mm is used to distinguish between kernel and user threads.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
index e0eccbcb8447..f9453536f9bb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY	11	/* notify kernel of userspace return */
 #define TIF_UPROBE		12	/* breakpointed or singlestepping */
 #define TIF_PATCH_PENDING	13	/* pending live patching update */
+#define TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD	14	/* load FPU on return to userspace */
 #define TIF_NOCPUID		15	/* CPUID is not accessible in userland */
 #define TIF_NOTSC		16	/* TSC is not accessible in userland */
 #define TIF_IA32		17	/* IA32 compatibility process */
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ struct thread_info {
 #define _TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY	(1 << TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY)
 #define _TIF_UPROBE		(1 << TIF_UPROBE)
 #define _TIF_PATCH_PENDING	(1 << TIF_PATCH_PENDING)
+#define _TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD	(1 << TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD)
 #define _TIF_NOCPUID		(1 << TIF_NOCPUID)
 #define _TIF_NOTSC		(1 << TIF_NOTSC)
 #define _TIF_IA32		(1 << TIF_IA32)