diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
index 61ce82aca6f0d6..072ff9b451f846 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-feroceon.S
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ ENTRY(cpu_feroceon_proc_init)
 	movne	r2, r2, lsr #2			@ turned into # of sets
 	sub	r2, r2, #(1 << 5)
 	stmia	r1, {r2, r3}
+#ifdef CONFIG_VFP
+	mov	r1, #1				@ disable quirky VFP
+	str_l	r1, VFP_arch_feroceon, r2
+#endif
 	ret	lr
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
index a4610d0f321527..0aeb60ac3b5376 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfphw.S
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ ENTRY(vfp_support_entry)
 	beq	vfp_reload_hw		@ then the hw state needs reloading
 	VFPFSTMIA r4, r5		@ save the working registers
 	VFPFMRX	r5, FPSCR		@ current status
-#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FEROCEON
 	tst	r1, #FPEXC_EX		@ is there additional state to save?
 	beq	1f
 	VFPFMRX	r6, FPINST		@ FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ ENTRY(vfp_support_entry)
 	beq	1f
 	VFPFMRX	r8, FPINST2		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
 1:
-#endif
 	stmia	r4, {r1, r5, r6, r8}	@ save FPEXC, FPSCR, FPINST, FPINST2
 vfp_reload_hw:
 
@@ -153,7 +151,6 @@ vfp_reload_hw:
 	VFPFLDMIA r10, r5		@ reload the working registers while
 					@ FPEXC is in a safe state
 	ldmia	r10, {r1, r5, r6, r8}	@ load FPEXC, FPSCR, FPINST, FPINST2
-#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FEROCEON
 	tst	r1, #FPEXC_EX		@ is there additional state to restore?
 	beq	1f
 	VFPFMXR	FPINST, r6		@ restore FPINST (only if FPEXC.EX is set)
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ vfp_reload_hw:
 	beq	1f
 	VFPFMXR	FPINST2, r8		@ FPINST2 if needed (and present)
 1:
-#endif
 	VFPFMXR	FPSCR, r5		@ restore status
 
 @ The context stored in the VFP hardware is up to date with this thread
diff --git a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
index 08d5dfcf70796e..95628e57807b1e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
+++ b/arch/arm/vfp/vfpmodule.c
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ static bool have_vfp __ro_after_init;
  * Used in startup: set to non-zero if VFP checks fail
  * After startup, holds VFP architecture
  */
-static unsigned int __initdata VFP_arch;
+static unsigned int VFP_arch;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FEROCEON
+extern unsigned int VFP_arch_feroceon __alias(VFP_arch);
+#endif
 
 /*
  * The pointer to the vfpstate structure of the thread which currently
@@ -357,14 +361,12 @@ void VFP_bounce(u32 trigger, u32 fpexc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 	}
 
 	if (fpexc & FPEXC_EX) {
-#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FEROCEON
 		/*
 		 * Asynchronous exception. The instruction is read from FPINST
 		 * and the interrupted instruction has to be restarted.
 		 */
 		trigger = fmrx(FPINST);
 		regs->ARM_pc -= 4;
-#endif
 	} else if (!(fpexc & FPEXC_DEX)) {
 		/*
 		 * Illegal combination of bits. It can be caused by an