diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 369f485f4b71..223b093c9440 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -233,7 +233,8 @@ void release_thread(struct task_struct *dead_task)
 
 int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 {
-	fpsimd_preserve_current_state();
+	if (current->mm)
+		fpsimd_preserve_current_state();
 	*dst = *src;
 	return 0;
 }