diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
index 891013578490..3dba5d05830c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/elf.h>
 
-#include <asm/cpu-info.h>
 #include <asm/current.h>
 
 /* ELF header e_flags defines. */
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@
 #define EF_MIPS_OPTIONS_FIRST	0x00000080
 #define EF_MIPS_32BITMODE	0x00000100
 #define EF_MIPS_FP64		0x00000200
+#define EF_MIPS_NAN2008		0x00000400
 #define EF_MIPS_ABI		0x0000f000
 #define EF_MIPS_ARCH		0xf0000000
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ do {									\
 									\
 	current->thread.abi = &mips_abi;				\
 									\
-	current->thread.fpu.fcr31 = boot_cpu_data.fpu_csr31;		\
+	mips_set_personality_nan(state);				\
 } while (0)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_32BIT */
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ do {									\
 	else								\
 		current->thread.abi = &mips_abi;			\
 									\
-	current->thread.fpu.fcr31 = boot_cpu_data.fpu_csr31;		\
+	mips_set_personality_nan(state);				\
 									\
 	p = personality(current->personality);				\
 	if (p != PER_LINUX32 && p != PER_LINUX)				\
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ extern int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm,
 				       int uses_interp);
 
 struct arch_elf_state {
+	int nan_2008;
 	int fp_abi;
 	int interp_fp_abi;
 	int overall_fp_mode;
@@ -440,6 +441,7 @@ struct arch_elf_state {
 #define MIPS_ABI_FP_UNKNOWN	(-1)	/* Unknown FP ABI (kernel internal) */
 
 #define INIT_ARCH_ELF_STATE {			\
+	.nan_2008 = -1,				\
 	.fp_abi = MIPS_ABI_FP_UNKNOWN,		\
 	.interp_fp_abi = MIPS_ABI_FP_UNKNOWN,	\
 	.overall_fp_mode = -1,			\
@@ -451,6 +453,7 @@ extern int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *ehdr, void *phdr, struct file *elf,
 extern int arch_check_elf(void *ehdr, bool has_interpreter, void *interp_ehdr,
 			  struct arch_elf_state *state);
 
+extern void mips_set_personality_nan(struct arch_elf_state *state);
 extern void mips_set_personality_fp(struct arch_elf_state *state);
 
 #endif /* _ASM_ELF_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index 7d1a90903e4b..f36a261b275c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
+#include <asm/cpu-info.h>
+
 /* FPU modes */
 enum {
 	FP_FRE,
@@ -135,6 +137,10 @@ int arch_check_elf(void *_ehdr, bool has_interpreter, void *_interp_ehdr,
 		struct elf32_hdr e32;
 		struct elf64_hdr e64;
 	} *ehdr = _ehdr;
+	union {
+		struct elf32_hdr e32;
+		struct elf64_hdr e64;
+	} *iehdr = _interp_ehdr;
 	struct mode_req prog_req, interp_req;
 	int fp_abi, interp_fp_abi, abi0, abi1, max_abi;
 	bool elf32;
@@ -143,6 +149,32 @@ int arch_check_elf(void *_ehdr, bool has_interpreter, void *_interp_ehdr,
 	elf32 = ehdr->e32.e_ident[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32;
 	flags = elf32 ? ehdr->e32.e_flags : ehdr->e64.e_flags;
 
+	/*
+	 * Determine the NaN personality, reject the binary if no hardware
+	 * support.  Also ensure that any interpreter matches the executable.
+	 */
+	if (flags & EF_MIPS_NAN2008) {
+		if (cpu_has_nan_2008)
+			state->nan_2008 = 1;
+		else
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+	} else {
+		if (cpu_has_nan_legacy)
+			state->nan_2008 = 0;
+		else
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+	}
+	if (has_interpreter) {
+		bool ielf32;
+		u32 iflags;
+
+		ielf32 = iehdr->e32.e_ident[EI_CLASS] == ELFCLASS32;
+		iflags = ielf32 ? iehdr->e32.e_flags : iehdr->e64.e_flags;
+
+		if ((flags ^ iflags) & EF_MIPS_NAN2008)
+			return -ELIBBAD;
+	}
+
 	if (!config_enabled(CONFIG_MIPS_O32_FP64_SUPPORT))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -266,3 +298,27 @@ void mips_set_personality_fp(struct arch_elf_state *state)
 		BUG();
 	}
 }
+
+/*
+ * Select the IEEE 754 NaN encoding and ABS.fmt/NEG.fmt execution mode
+ * in FCSR according to the ELF NaN personality.
+ */
+void mips_set_personality_nan(struct arch_elf_state *state)
+{
+	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &boot_cpu_data;
+	struct task_struct *t = current;
+
+	t->thread.fpu.fcr31 = c->fpu_csr31;
+	switch (state->nan_2008) {
+	case 0:
+		break;
+	case 1:
+		if (!(c->fpu_msk31 & FPU_CSR_NAN2008))
+			t->thread.fpu.fcr31 |= FPU_CSR_NAN2008;
+		if (!(c->fpu_msk31 & FPU_CSR_ABS2008))
+			t->thread.fpu.fcr31 |= FPU_CSR_ABS2008;
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+}