diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
index 483dcfb6e681..4bb68133a72a 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/process.c
@@ -94,18 +94,21 @@ void coprocessor_release_all(struct thread_info *ti)
 
 void coprocessor_flush_all(struct thread_info *ti)
 {
-	unsigned long cpenable;
+	unsigned long cpenable, old_cpenable;
 	int i;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 
+	RSR_CPENABLE(old_cpenable);
 	cpenable = ti->cpenable;
+	WSR_CPENABLE(cpenable);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XCHAL_CP_MAX; i++) {
 		if ((cpenable & 1) != 0 && coprocessor_owner[i] == ti)
 			coprocessor_flush(ti, i);
 		cpenable >>= 1;
 	}
+	WSR_CPENABLE(old_cpenable);
 
 	preempt_enable();
 }