diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
index 71c9e5183982..63d185087d91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/i387.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static inline int fxrstor_checking(struct i387_fxsave_struct *fx)
 		     ".previous\n"
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE(1b, 3b)
 		     : [err] "=r" (err)
-#if 0 /* See comment in __save_init_fpu() below. */
+#if 0 /* See comment in fxsave() below. */
 		     : [fx] "r" (fx), "m" (*fx), "0" (0));
 #else
 		     : [fx] "cdaSDb" (fx), "m" (*fx), "0" (0));
@@ -75,14 +75,6 @@ static inline int fxrstor_checking(struct i387_fxsave_struct *fx)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static inline int restore_fpu_checking(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	if (task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_XSAVE)
-		return xrstor_checking(&tsk->thread.xstate->xsave);
-	else
-		return fxrstor_checking(&tsk->thread.xstate->fxsave);
-}
-
 /* AMD CPUs don't save/restore FDP/FIP/FOP unless an exception
    is pending. Clear the x87 state here by setting it to fixed
    values. The kernel data segment can be sometimes 0 and sometimes
@@ -120,7 +112,7 @@ static inline int fxsave_user(struct i387_fxsave_struct __user *fx)
 		     ".previous\n"
 		     _ASM_EXTABLE(1b, 3b)
 		     : [err] "=r" (err), "=m" (*fx)
-#if 0 /* See comment in __fxsave_clear() below. */
+#if 0 /* See comment in fxsave() below. */
 		     : [fx] "r" (fx), "0" (0));
 #else
 		     : [fx] "cdaSDb" (fx), "0" (0));
@@ -185,12 +177,9 @@ static inline void tolerant_fwait(void)
 	asm volatile("fnclex ; fwait");
 }
 
-static inline void restore_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
+/* perform fxrstor iff the processor has extended states, otherwise frstor */
+static inline int fxrstor_checking(struct i387_fxsave_struct *fx)
 {
-	if (task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_XSAVE) {
-		xrstor_checking(&tsk->thread.xstate->xsave);
-		return;
-	}
 	/*
 	 * The "nop" is needed to make the instructions the same
 	 * length.
@@ -199,7 +188,9 @@ static inline void restore_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
 		"nop ; frstor %1",
 		"fxrstor %1",
 		X86_FEATURE_FXSR,
-		"m" (tsk->thread.xstate->fxsave));
+		"m" (*fx));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* We need a safe address that is cheap to find and that is already
@@ -262,6 +253,14 @@ static inline void __save_init_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
 
 #endif	/* CONFIG_X86_64 */
 
+static inline int restore_fpu_checking(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	if (task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_XSAVE)
+		return xrstor_checking(&tsk->thread.xstate->xsave);
+	else
+		return fxrstor_checking(&tsk->thread.xstate->fxsave);
+}
+
 /*
  * Signal frame handlers...
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
index 2310700faca5..ede024531f8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -839,9 +839,6 @@ asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void)
 	}
 
 	clts();				/* Allow maths ops (or we recurse) */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
-	restore_fpu(tsk);
-#else
 	/*
 	 * Paranoid restore. send a SIGSEGV if we fail to restore the state.
 	 */
@@ -850,7 +847,7 @@ asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void)
 		force_sig(SIGSEGV, tsk);
 		return;
 	}
-#endif
+
 	thread->status |= TS_USEDFPU;	/* So we fnsave on switch_to() */
 	tsk->fpu_counter++;
 }