diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
index a2813fe381cf..84de64606ccf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 struct sigcontext;
 struct sigcontext32;
 
-extern void _init_fpu(unsigned int);
 extern void _save_fp(struct task_struct *);
 extern void _restore_fp(struct task_struct *);
 
@@ -198,42 +197,36 @@ static inline void lose_fpu(int save)
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
-static inline int init_fpu(void)
+/**
+ * init_fp_ctx() - Initialize task FP context
+ * @target: The task whose FP context should be initialized.
+ *
+ * Initializes the FP context of the target task to sane default values if that
+ * target task does not already have valid FP context. Once the context has
+ * been initialized, the task will be marked as having used FP & thus having
+ * valid FP context.
+ *
+ * Returns: true if context is initialized, else false.
+ */
+static inline bool init_fp_ctx(struct task_struct *target)
 {
-	unsigned int fcr31 = current->thread.fpu.fcr31;
-	int ret = 0;
+	/* If FP has been used then the target already has context */
+	if (tsk_used_math(target))
+		return false;
 
-	if (cpu_has_fpu) {
-		unsigned int config5;
+	/* Begin with data registers set to all 1s... */
+	memset(&target->thread.fpu.fpr, ~0, sizeof(target->thread.fpu.fpr));
 
-		ret = __own_fpu();
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+	/* FCSR has been preset by `mips_set_personality_nan'.  */
 
-		if (!cpu_has_fre) {
-			_init_fpu(fcr31);
+	/*
+	 * Record that the target has "used" math, such that the context
+	 * just initialised, and any modifications made by the caller,
+	 * aren't discarded.
+	 */
+	set_stopped_child_used_math(target);
 
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		/*
-		 * Ensure FRE is clear whilst running _init_fpu, since
-		 * single precision FP instructions are used. If FRE
-		 * was set then we'll just end up initialising all 32
-		 * 64b registers.
-		 */
-		config5 = clear_c0_config5(MIPS_CONF5_FRE);
-		enable_fpu_hazard();
-
-		_init_fpu(fcr31);
-
-		/* Restore FRE */
-		write_c0_config5(config5);
-		enable_fpu_hazard();
-	} else
-		fpu_emulator_init_fpu();
-
-	return ret;
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline void save_fp(struct task_struct *tsk)
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu_emulator.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu_emulator.h
index b36097d3cbf4..7e233055f7b4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu_emulator.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/fpu_emulator.h
@@ -188,17 +188,6 @@ int isBranchInstr(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mm_decoded_insn dec_insn,
 int mm_isBranchInstr(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mm_decoded_insn dec_insn,
 		     unsigned long *contpc);
 
-#define SIGNALLING_NAN 0x7ff800007ff80000LL
-
-static inline void fpu_emulator_init_fpu(void)
-{
-	struct task_struct *t = current;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-		set_fpr64(&t->thread.fpu.fpr[i], 0, SIGNALLING_NAN);
-}
-
 /*
  * Mask the FCSR Cause bits according to the Enable bits, observing
  * that Unimplemented is always enabled.
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
index e48f6c0a9e4a..74f12a91bfb4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/branch.c
@@ -674,16 +674,8 @@ int __compute_return_epc_for_insn(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		if (cpu_has_mips_r6 &&
 		    ((insn.i_format.rs == bc1eqz_op) ||
 		     (insn.i_format.rs == bc1nez_op))) {
-			if (!used_math()) { /* First time FPU user */
-				ret = init_fpu();
-				if (ret && NO_R6EMU) {
-					ret = -ret;
-					break;
-				}
-				ret = 0;
-				set_used_math();
-			}
-			lose_fpu(1);    /* Save FPU state for the emulator. */
+			if (!init_fp_ctx(current))
+				lose_fpu(1);
 			reg = insn.i_format.rt;
 			bit = get_fpr32(&current->thread.fpu.fpr[reg], 0) & 0x1;
 			if (insn.i_format.rs == bc1eqz_op)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
index 28cb88daa3ef..6092cdf7f8d9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.c
@@ -1174,13 +1174,9 @@ int mipsr2_decoder(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 inst, unsigned long *fcr31)
 fpu_emul:
 		regs->regs[31] = r31;
 		regs->cp0_epc = epc;
-		if (!used_math()) {     /* First time FPU user.  */
-			preempt_disable();
-			err = init_fpu();
-			preempt_enable();
-			set_used_math();
-		}
-		lose_fpu(1);    /* Save FPU state for the emulator. */
+
+		if (!init_fp_ctx(current))
+			lose_fpu(1);
 
 		err = fpu_emulator_cop1Handler(regs, &current->thread.fpu, 0,
 					       &fault_addr);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
index e5ba56c01ee0..04db951b0f8c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -50,25 +50,6 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/syscalls.h>
 
-static void init_fp_ctx(struct task_struct *target)
-{
-	/* If FP has been used then the target already has context */
-	if (tsk_used_math(target))
-		return;
-
-	/* Begin with data registers set to all 1s... */
-	memset(&target->thread.fpu.fpr, ~0, sizeof(target->thread.fpu.fpr));
-
-	/* FCSR has been preset by `mips_set_personality_nan'.  */
-
-	/*
-	 * Record that the target has "used" math, such that the context
-	 * just initialised, and any modifications made by the caller,
-	 * aren't discarded.
-	 */
-	set_stopped_child_used_math(target);
-}
-
 /*
  * Called by kernel/ptrace.c when detaching..
  *
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
index 3062ba66c563..12e58053544f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r2300_fpu.S
@@ -52,64 +52,6 @@ LEAF(_restore_fp)
 	jr	ra
 	END(_restore_fp)
 
-/*
- * Load the FPU with signalling NANS.  This bit pattern we're using has
- * the property that no matter whether considered as single or as double
- * precision represents signaling NANS.
- *
- * The value to initialize fcr31 to comes in $a0.
- */
-
-	.set push
-	SET_HARDFLOAT
-
-LEAF(_init_fpu)
-	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-	li	t1, ST0_CU1
-	or	t0, t1
-	mtc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-
-	ctc1	a0, fcr31
-
-	li	t0, -1
-
-	mtc1	t0, $f0
-	mtc1	t0, $f1
-	mtc1	t0, $f2
-	mtc1	t0, $f3
-	mtc1	t0, $f4
-	mtc1	t0, $f5
-	mtc1	t0, $f6
-	mtc1	t0, $f7
-	mtc1	t0, $f8
-	mtc1	t0, $f9
-	mtc1	t0, $f10
-	mtc1	t0, $f11
-	mtc1	t0, $f12
-	mtc1	t0, $f13
-	mtc1	t0, $f14
-	mtc1	t0, $f15
-	mtc1	t0, $f16
-	mtc1	t0, $f17
-	mtc1	t0, $f18
-	mtc1	t0, $f19
-	mtc1	t0, $f20
-	mtc1	t0, $f21
-	mtc1	t0, $f22
-	mtc1	t0, $f23
-	mtc1	t0, $f24
-	mtc1	t0, $f25
-	mtc1	t0, $f26
-	mtc1	t0, $f27
-	mtc1	t0, $f28
-	mtc1	t0, $f29
-	mtc1	t0, $f30
-	mtc1	t0, $f31
-	jr	ra
-	END(_init_fpu)
-
-	.set pop
-
 	.set	noreorder
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
index 8e3a6020c613..59be5c812aa2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/r4k_fpu.S
@@ -86,150 +86,6 @@ LEAF(_init_msa_upper)
 
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Load the FPU with signalling NANS.  This bit pattern we're using has
- * the property that no matter whether considered as single or as double
- * precision represents signaling NANS.
- *
- * The value to initialize fcr31 to comes in $a0.
- */
-
-	.set push
-	SET_HARDFLOAT
-
-LEAF(_init_fpu)
-	mfc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-	li	t1, ST0_CU1
-	or	t0, t1
-	mtc0	t0, CP0_STATUS
-	enable_fpu_hazard
-
-	ctc1	a0, fcr31
-
-	li	t1, -1				# SNaN
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
-	sll	t0, t0, 5
-	bgez	t0, 1f				# 16 / 32 register mode?
-
-	dmtc1	t1, $f1
-	dmtc1	t1, $f3
-	dmtc1	t1, $f5
-	dmtc1	t1, $f7
-	dmtc1	t1, $f9
-	dmtc1	t1, $f11
-	dmtc1	t1, $f13
-	dmtc1	t1, $f15
-	dmtc1	t1, $f17
-	dmtc1	t1, $f19
-	dmtc1	t1, $f21
-	dmtc1	t1, $f23
-	dmtc1	t1, $f25
-	dmtc1	t1, $f27
-	dmtc1	t1, $f29
-	dmtc1	t1, $f31
-1:
-#endif
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32
-	mtc1	t1, $f0
-	mtc1	t1, $f1
-	mtc1	t1, $f2
-	mtc1	t1, $f3
-	mtc1	t1, $f4
-	mtc1	t1, $f5
-	mtc1	t1, $f6
-	mtc1	t1, $f7
-	mtc1	t1, $f8
-	mtc1	t1, $f9
-	mtc1	t1, $f10
-	mtc1	t1, $f11
-	mtc1	t1, $f12
-	mtc1	t1, $f13
-	mtc1	t1, $f14
-	mtc1	t1, $f15
-	mtc1	t1, $f16
-	mtc1	t1, $f17
-	mtc1	t1, $f18
-	mtc1	t1, $f19
-	mtc1	t1, $f20
-	mtc1	t1, $f21
-	mtc1	t1, $f22
-	mtc1	t1, $f23
-	mtc1	t1, $f24
-	mtc1	t1, $f25
-	mtc1	t1, $f26
-	mtc1	t1, $f27
-	mtc1	t1, $f28
-	mtc1	t1, $f29
-	mtc1	t1, $f30
-	mtc1	t1, $f31
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2) || defined(CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R6)
-	.set    push
-	.set    MIPS_ISA_LEVEL_RAW
-	.set	fp=64
-	sll     t0, t0, 5			# is Status.FR set?
-	bgez    t0, 1f				# no: skip setting upper 32b
-
-	mthc1   t1, $f0
-	mthc1   t1, $f1
-	mthc1   t1, $f2
-	mthc1   t1, $f3
-	mthc1   t1, $f4
-	mthc1   t1, $f5
-	mthc1   t1, $f6
-	mthc1   t1, $f7
-	mthc1   t1, $f8
-	mthc1   t1, $f9
-	mthc1   t1, $f10
-	mthc1   t1, $f11
-	mthc1   t1, $f12
-	mthc1   t1, $f13
-	mthc1   t1, $f14
-	mthc1   t1, $f15
-	mthc1   t1, $f16
-	mthc1   t1, $f17
-	mthc1   t1, $f18
-	mthc1   t1, $f19
-	mthc1   t1, $f20
-	mthc1   t1, $f21
-	mthc1   t1, $f22
-	mthc1   t1, $f23
-	mthc1   t1, $f24
-	mthc1   t1, $f25
-	mthc1   t1, $f26
-	mthc1   t1, $f27
-	mthc1   t1, $f28
-	mthc1   t1, $f29
-	mthc1   t1, $f30
-	mthc1   t1, $f31
-1:	.set    pop
-#endif /* CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R2 || CONFIG_CPU_MIPS32_R6 */
-#else
-	.set	MIPS_ISA_ARCH_LEVEL_RAW
-	dmtc1	t1, $f0
-	dmtc1	t1, $f2
-	dmtc1	t1, $f4
-	dmtc1	t1, $f6
-	dmtc1	t1, $f8
-	dmtc1	t1, $f10
-	dmtc1	t1, $f12
-	dmtc1	t1, $f14
-	dmtc1	t1, $f16
-	dmtc1	t1, $f18
-	dmtc1	t1, $f20
-	dmtc1	t1, $f22
-	dmtc1	t1, $f24
-	dmtc1	t1, $f26
-	dmtc1	t1, $f28
-	dmtc1	t1, $f30
-#endif
-	jr	ra
-	END(_init_fpu)
-
-	.set pop	/* SET_HARDFLOAT */
-
 	.set	noreorder
 
 /**
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 0f852e1b5891..650b9dd05b8e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1218,20 +1218,20 @@ static int default_cu2_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
 static int enable_restore_fp_context(int msa)
 {
 	int err, was_fpu_owner, prior_msa;
+	bool first_fp;
 
-	if (!used_math()) {
-		/* First time FP context user. */
+	/* Initialize context if it hasn't been used already */
+	first_fp = init_fp_ctx(current);
+
+	if (first_fp) {
 		preempt_disable();
-		err = init_fpu();
+		err = own_fpu_inatomic(1);
 		if (msa && !err) {
 			enable_msa();
-			init_msa_upper();
 			set_thread_flag(TIF_USEDMSA);
 			set_thread_flag(TIF_MSA_CTX_LIVE);
 		}
 		preempt_enable();
-		if (!err)
-			set_used_math();
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/cop2-ex.c b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/cop2-ex.c
index 621d6af5f6eb..9efdfe430ff0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/cop2-ex.c
+++ b/arch/mips/loongson64/loongson-3/cop2-ex.c
@@ -43,11 +43,8 @@ static int loongson_cu2_call(struct notifier_block *nfb, unsigned long action,
 		/* If FPU is owned, we needn't init or restore fp */
 		if (!fpu_owned) {
 			set_thread_flag(TIF_USEDFPU);
-			if (!used_math()) {
-				_init_fpu(current->thread.fpu.fcr31);
-				set_used_math();
-			} else
-				_restore_fp(current);
+			init_fp_ctx(current);
+			_restore_fp(current);
 		}
 		preempt_enable();