diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 6bcf82bed610..0cb627662ded 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -205,6 +205,25 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_altivec_to_thread);
 #endif /* CONFIG_ALTIVEC */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VSX
+void giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	u64 oldmsr = mfmsr();
+	u64 newmsr;
+
+	check_if_tm_restore_required(tsk);
+
+	newmsr = oldmsr | (MSR_FP|MSR_VEC|MSR_VSX);
+	if (oldmsr != newmsr)
+		mtmsr_isync(newmsr);
+
+	if (tsk->thread.regs->msr & MSR_FP)
+		__giveup_fpu(tsk);
+	if (tsk->thread.regs->msr & MSR_VEC)
+		__giveup_altivec(tsk);
+	__giveup_vsx(tsk);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(giveup_vsx);
+
 void enable_kernel_vsx(void)
 {
 	WARN_ON(preemptible());
@@ -220,15 +239,6 @@ void enable_kernel_vsx(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_kernel_vsx);
 
-void giveup_vsx(struct task_struct *tsk)
-{
-	check_if_tm_restore_required(tsk);
-	giveup_fpu(tsk);
-	giveup_altivec(tsk);
-	__giveup_vsx(tsk);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(giveup_vsx);
-
 void flush_vsx_to_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
 {
 	if (tsk->thread.regs) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
index 3cd7a32c8ff4..4022cbb7e2d6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_32.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static int save_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, struct mcontext __user *frame,
 	 * contains valid data
 	 */
 	if (current->thread.used_vsr && ctx_has_vsx_region) {
-		__giveup_vsx(current);
+		flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
 		if (copy_vsx_to_user(&frame->mc_vsregs, current))
 			return 1;
 		msr |= MSR_VSX;
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ static int save_tm_user_regs(struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 * contains valid data
 	 */
 	if (current->thread.used_vsr) {
-		__giveup_vsx(current);
+		flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
 		if (copy_vsx_to_user(&frame->mc_vsregs, current))
 			return 1;
 		if (msr & MSR_VSX) {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
index 6f2b555516e6..3b2339912911 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/signal_64.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static long setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, struct pt_regs *regs,
 	 * VMX data.
 	 */
 	if (current->thread.used_vsr && ctx_has_vsx_region) {
-		__giveup_vsx(current);
+		flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
 		v_regs += ELF_NVRREG;
 		err |= copy_vsx_to_user(v_regs, current);
 		/* set MSR_VSX in the MSR value in the frame to
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static long setup_tm_sigcontexts(struct sigcontext __user *sc,
 	 * VMX data.
 	 */
 	if (current->thread.used_vsr) {
-		__giveup_vsx(current);
+		flush_vsx_to_thread(current);
 		v_regs += ELF_NVRREG;
 		tm_v_regs += ELF_NVRREG;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
index 6e925b40a484..98675b08efe2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
@@ -177,14 +177,8 @@ _GLOBAL(load_up_vsx)
  * __giveup_vsx(tsk)
  * Disable VSX for the task given as the argument.
  * Does NOT save vsx registers.
- * Enables the VSX for use in the kernel on return.
  */
 _GLOBAL(__giveup_vsx)
-	mfmsr	r5
-	oris	r5,r5,MSR_VSX@h
-	mtmsrd	r5			/* enable use of VSX now */
-	isync
-
 	addi	r3,r3,THREAD		/* want THREAD of task */
 	ld	r5,PT_REGS(r3)
 	cmpdi	0,r5,0