diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
index 2cfc810d0a5b1..10b407672c427 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/signal.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int restore_tpidr2_context(struct user_ctxs *user)
 
 	__get_user_error(tpidr2_el0, &user->tpidr2->tpidr2, err);
 	if (!err)
-		current->thread.tpidr2_el0 = tpidr2_el0;
+		write_sysreg_s(tpidr2_el0, SYS_TPIDR2_EL0);
 
 	return err;
 }