diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index d708c97fd6fe9586565af2996fcfff3c66079f7e..f3b2539786a3d462710a2a77b98f7638e5ae116f 100755
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 #ifdef CONFIG_VM86
 	dst->thread.vm86 = NULL;
 #endif
+	/* Drop the copied pointer to current's fpstate */
+	dst->thread.fpu.fpstate = NULL;
 	return 0;
 }