diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 9da7b5f0c3a5..6f76f25c3ee8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ int copy_thread(unsigned long clone_flags, unsigned long usp,
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64 
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_DSCR)) {
 		p->thread.dscr_inherit = current->thread.dscr_inherit;
-		p->thread.dscr = current->thread.dscr;
+		p->thread.dscr = mfspr(SPRN_DSCR);
 	}
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_HAS_PPR))
 		p->thread.ppr = INIT_PPR;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_exec_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_exec_test.c
index 8265504de571..08a8b95e3bc1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_exec_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_exec_test.c
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ int dscr_inherit_exec(void)
 		else
 			set_dscr(dscr);
 
-		/*
-		 * XXX: Force a context switch out so that DSCR
-		 * current value is copied into the thread struct
-		 * which is required for the child to inherit the
-		 * changed value.
-		 */
-		sleep(1);
-
 		pid = fork();
 		if (pid == -1) {
 			perror("fork() failed");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_test.c
index 4e414caf7f40..3e5a6d195e9a 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/powerpc/dscr/dscr_inherit_test.c
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ int dscr_inherit(void)
 		else
 			set_dscr(dscr);
 
-		/*
-		 * XXX: Force a context switch out so that DSCR
-		 * current value is copied into the thread struct
-		 * which is required for the child to inherit the
-		 * changed value.
-		 */
-		sleep(1);
-
 		pid = fork();
 		if (pid == -1) {
 			perror("fork() failed");