diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 0e5aaec5b751..eeef01a219a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -623,6 +623,10 @@ static int fpr_get(struct task_struct *target, const struct user_regset *regset,
 {
 	struct user_fpsimd_state *uregs;
 	uregs = &target->thread.fpsimd_state.user_fpsimd;
+
+	if (target == current)
+		fpsimd_preserve_current_state();
+
 	return user_regset_copyout(&pos, &count, &kbuf, &ubuf, uregs, 0, -1);
 }
 
@@ -898,6 +902,9 @@ static int compat_vfp_get(struct task_struct *target,
 
 	uregs = &target->thread.fpsimd_state.user_fpsimd;
 
+	if (target == current)
+		fpsimd_preserve_current_state();
+
 	/*
 	 * The VFP registers are packed into the fpsimd_state, so they all sit
 	 * nicely together for us. We just need to create the fpscr separately.