diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h b/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
index 297dfcb97524fc65009d266c6fd53f52fc907658..c0faabd520103dec45ddce73aefaf8e27f775d35 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
@@ -34,4 +34,13 @@ extern int install_sigtramp(unsigned int __user *tramp, unsigned int syscall);
 /* Check and clear pending FPU exceptions in saved CSR */
 extern int fpcsr_pending(unsigned int __user *fpcsr);
 
+/* Make sure we will not lose FPU ownership */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
+#define lock_fpu_owner()	preempt_disable()
+#define unlock_fpu_owner()	preempt_enable()
+#else
+#define lock_fpu_owner()	pagefault_disable()
+#define unlock_fpu_owner()	pagefault_enable()
+#endif
+
 #endif	/* __SIGNAL_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
index fa581192de214cc5428d7c274f4a28993bd5567f..07d67309451a62cc4bc4ac89c9ec520e30f45639 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/unistd.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #include <asm/abi.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/fpu.h>
 #include <asm/sim.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/ucontext.h>
 #include <asm/cpu-features.h>
 #include <asm/war.h>
@@ -78,6 +78,46 @@ struct rt_sigframe {
 /*
  * Helper routines
  */
+static int protected_save_fp_context(struct sigcontext __user *sc)
+{
+	int err;
+	while (1) {
+		lock_fpu_owner();
+		own_fpu_inatomic(1);
+		err = save_fp_context(sc); /* this might fail */
+		unlock_fpu_owner();
+		if (likely(!err))
+			break;
+		/* touch the sigcontext and try again */
+		err = __put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpregs[0]) |
+			__put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpregs[31]) |
+			__put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpc_csr);
+		if (err)
+			break;	/* really bad sigcontext */
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int protected_restore_fp_context(struct sigcontext __user *sc)
+{
+	int err, tmp;
+	while (1) {
+		lock_fpu_owner();
+		own_fpu_inatomic(0);
+		err = restore_fp_context(sc); /* this might fail */
+		unlock_fpu_owner();
+		if (likely(!err))
+			break;
+		/* touch the sigcontext and try again */
+		err = __get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpregs[0]) |
+			__get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpregs[31]) |
+			__get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpc_csr);
+		if (err)
+			break;	/* really bad sigcontext */
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 int setup_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 {
 	int err = 0;
@@ -113,10 +153,7 @@ int setup_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *regs, struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 		 * Save FPU state to signal context. Signal handler
 		 * will "inherit" current FPU state.
 		 */
-		preempt_disable();
-		own_fpu(1);
-		err |= save_fp_context(sc);
-		preempt_enable();
+		err |= protected_save_fp_context(sc);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -148,10 +185,7 @@ check_and_restore_fp_context(struct sigcontext __user *sc)
 	err = sig = fpcsr_pending(&sc->sc_fpc_csr);
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = 0;
-	preempt_disable();
-	own_fpu(0);
-	err |= restore_fp_context(sc);
-	preempt_enable();
+	err |= protected_restore_fp_context(sc);
 	return err ?: sig;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
index 53a337cfeb66d87c2b2e5dd20eb4f45cdf12b824..b9a014411f83db184c8a094d88f97b8c8d64b336 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal32.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 #include <linux/suspend.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 #include <asm/abi.h>
 #include <asm/asm.h>
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/sim.h>
-#include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/ucontext.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/fpu.h>
@@ -176,6 +176,46 @@ struct rt_sigframe32 {
 /*
  * sigcontext handlers
  */
+static int protected_save_fp_context32(struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
+{
+	int err;
+	while (1) {
+		lock_fpu_owner();
+		own_fpu_inatomic(1);
+		err = save_fp_context32(sc); /* this might fail */
+		unlock_fpu_owner();
+		if (likely(!err))
+			break;
+		/* touch the sigcontext and try again */
+		err = __put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpregs[0]) |
+			__put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpregs[31]) |
+			__put_user(0, &sc->sc_fpc_csr);
+		if (err)
+			break;	/* really bad sigcontext */
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int protected_restore_fp_context32(struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
+{
+	int err, tmp;
+	while (1) {
+		lock_fpu_owner();
+		own_fpu_inatomic(0);
+		err = restore_fp_context32(sc); /* this might fail */
+		unlock_fpu_owner();
+		if (likely(!err))
+			break;
+		/* touch the sigcontext and try again */
+		err = __get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpregs[0]) |
+			__get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpregs[31]) |
+			__get_user(tmp, &sc->sc_fpc_csr);
+		if (err)
+			break;	/* really bad sigcontext */
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int setup_sigcontext32(struct pt_regs *regs,
 			      struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
 {
@@ -209,10 +249,7 @@ static int setup_sigcontext32(struct pt_regs *regs,
 		 * Save FPU state to signal context.  Signal handler
 		 * will "inherit" current FPU state.
 		 */
-		preempt_disable();
-		own_fpu(1);
-		err |= save_fp_context32(sc);
-		preempt_enable();
+		err |= protected_save_fp_context32(sc);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -225,10 +262,7 @@ check_and_restore_fp_context32(struct sigcontext32 __user *sc)
 	err = sig = fpcsr_pending(&sc->sc_fpc_csr);
 	if (err > 0)
 		err = 0;
-	preempt_disable();
-	own_fpu(0);
-	err |= restore_fp_context32(sc);
-	preempt_enable();
+	err |= protected_restore_fp_context32(sc);
 	return err ?: sig;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/fpu.h b/include/asm-mips/fpu.h
index 71436f90203fece8abe35aa6f5962eee567b7a36..b414a7d9db436ceca3e7a5a697ead88f73b425e0 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/fpu.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/fpu.h
@@ -100,14 +100,19 @@ static inline void __own_fpu(void)
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_USEDFPU);
 }
 
-static inline void own_fpu(int restore)
+static inline void own_fpu_inatomic(int restore)
 {
-	preempt_disable();
 	if (cpu_has_fpu && !__is_fpu_owner()) {
 		__own_fpu();
 		if (restore)
 			_restore_fp(current);
 	}
+}
+
+static inline void own_fpu(int restore)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	own_fpu_inatomic(restore);
 	preempt_enable();
 }