diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
index 516c21baf3ad..014ed5b27027 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int __poke_user(struct task_struct *child, addr_t addr, addr_t data)
 		/*
 		 * floating point control reg. is in the thread structure
 		 */
+		save_fpu_regs();
 		if ((unsigned int) data != 0 ||
 		    test_fp_ctl(data >> (BITS_PER_LONG - 32)))
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -754,6 +755,7 @@ static int __poke_user_compat(struct task_struct *child,
 		/*
 		 * floating point control reg. is in the thread structure
 		 */
+		save_fpu_regs();
 		if (test_fp_ctl(tmp))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		child->thread.fpu.fpc = data;
@@ -917,9 +919,7 @@ static int s390_fpregs_set(struct task_struct *target,
 	int rc = 0;
 	freg_t fprs[__NUM_FPRS];
 
-	if (target == current)
-		save_fpu_regs();
-
+	save_fpu_regs();
 	if (MACHINE_HAS_VX)
 		convert_vx_to_fp(fprs, target->thread.fpu.vxrs);
 	else