diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h b/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
index d2c2c95f913b46af94874b9965841e8e7f3cb041..22e54a2a6604bfb2c13ad5e0bd54103e3b3f50d5 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/processor.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
 	.fs = KERNEL_DS, \
 	.fpr = {0}, \
 	.fpscr = { .val = 0, }, \
-	.fpexc_mode = MSR_FE0|MSR_FE1, \
+	.fpexc_mode = 0, \
 }
 #endif