diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index e262fb8330f41bf263b49ec53bdea3c5cc5126e1..954a198494efb4b0569c5636a415ac1c17da8373 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@ asmlinkage void do_ov(struct pt_regs *regs)
  */
 asmlinkage void do_fpe(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long fcr31)
 {
+	die_if_kernel("FP exception in kernel code", regs);
+
 	if (fcr31 & FPU_CSR_UNI_X) {
 		int sig;