diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
index a62dcf7098ba..3c73aafe3e01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
@@ -101,9 +101,12 @@ ENTRY(vfp_support_entry)
 	VFPFSTMIA r4, r5		@ save the working registers
 	VFPFMRX	r5, FPSCR		@ current status
 	tst	r1, #FPEXC_EX		@ is there additional state to save?
-	VFPFMRX	r6, FPINST, NE		@ FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
-	tstne	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to read?
-	VFPFMRX	r8, FPINST2, NE		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMRX	r6, FPINST		@ FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
+	tst	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to read?
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMRX	r8, FPINST2		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+1:
 	stmia	r4, {r1, r5, r6, r8}	@ save FPEXC, FPSCR, FPINST, FPINST2
 					@ and point r4 at the word at the
 					@ start of the register dump
@@ -117,9 +120,12 @@ no_old_VFP_process:
 					@ FPEXC is in a safe state
 	ldmia	r10, {r1, r5, r6, r8}	@ load FPEXC, FPSCR, FPINST, FPINST2
 	tst	r1, #FPEXC_EX		@ is there additional state to restore?
-	VFPFMXR	FPINST, r6, NE		@ restore FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
-	tstne	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to write?
-	VFPFMXR	FPINST2, r8, NE		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMXR	FPINST, r6		@ restore FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
+	tst	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to write?
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMXR	FPINST2, r8		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+1:
 	VFPFMXR	FPSCR, r5		@ restore status
 
 check_for_exception:
@@ -175,9 +181,12 @@ ENTRY(vfp_save_state)
 	VFPFSTMIA r0, r2		@ save the working registers
 	VFPFMRX	r2, FPSCR		@ current status
 	tst	r1, #FPEXC_EX		@ is there additional state to save?
-	VFPFMRX	r3, FPINST, NE		@ FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
-	tstne	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to read?
-	VFPFMRX	r12, FPINST2, NE	@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMRX	r3, FPINST		@ FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
+	tst	r1, #FPEXC_FP2V		@ is there an FPINST2 to read?
+	beq	1f
+	VFPFMRX	r12, FPINST2		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
+1:
 	stmia	r0, {r1, r2, r3, r12}	@ save FPEXC, FPSCR, FPINST, FPINST2
 	mov	pc, lr
 ENDPROC(vfp_save_state)