diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/context.h b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/context.h
index af5cbdd9bd29a2..f6d856bd50bc55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/context.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/context.h
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
  * FPU state for a task MUST let the rest of the kernel know that the
  * FPU registers are no longer valid for this task.
  *
- * Either one of these invalidation functions is enough. Invalidate
- * a resource you control: CPU if using the CPU for something else
+ * Invalidate a resource you control: CPU if using the CPU for something else
  * (with preemption disabled), FPU for the current task, or a task that
  * is prevented from running by the current task.
  */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 1015af1ae562bf..98e507cc7d34c7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ static void fpu_reset_fpregs(void)
 	struct fpu *fpu = &current->thread.fpu;
 
 	fpregs_lock();
-	fpu__drop(fpu);
+	__fpu_invalidate_fpregs_state(fpu);
 	/*
 	 * This does not change the actual hardware registers. It just
 	 * resets the memory image and sets TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD so a