diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index 072eee8285..700724effe 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -4446,7 +4446,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 #elif defined(TARGET_ARM)
     {
         int i;
-        cpsr_write(env, regs->uregs[16], 0xffffffff, CPSRWriteByInstr);
+        cpsr_write(env, regs->uregs[16], CPSR_USER | CPSR_EXEC,
+                   CPSRWriteByInstr);
         for(i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
             env->regs[i] = regs->uregs[i];
         }
diff --git a/linux-user/signal.c b/linux-user/signal.c
index 82f81c79ab..962111cfdf 100644
--- a/linux-user/signal.c
+++ b/linux-user/signal.c
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ setup_return(CPUARMState *env, struct target_sigaction *ka,
 	env->regs[13] = frame_addr;
 	env->regs[14] = retcode;
 	env->regs[15] = handler & (thumb ? ~1 : ~3);
-        cpsr_write(env, cpsr, 0xffffffff, CPSRWriteByInstr);
+        cpsr_write(env, cpsr, CPSR_IT | CPSR_T, CPSRWriteByInstr);
 }
 
 static abi_ulong *setup_sigframe_v2_vfp(abi_ulong *regspace, CPUARMState *env)