diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
index b475d9a582b88..31089b851c4f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fpu/api.h
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ static inline void fpregs_unlock(void)
 		preempt_enable();
 }
 
+/*
+ * FPU state gets lazily restored before returning to userspace. So when in the
+ * kernel, the valid FPU state may be kept in the buffer. This function will force
+ * restore all the fpu state to the registers early if needed, and lock them from
+ * being automatically saved/restored. Then FPU state can be modified safely in the
+ * registers, before unlocking with fpregs_unlock().
+ */
+void fpregs_lock_and_load(void);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU
 extern void fpregs_assert_state_consistent(void);
 #else
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
index 1015af1ae562b..375852cf8face 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -753,6 +753,24 @@ void switch_fpu_return(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(switch_fpu_return);
 
+void fpregs_lock_and_load(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * fpregs_lock() only disables preemption (mostly). So modifying state
+	 * in an interrupt could screw up some in progress fpregs operation.
+	 * Warn about it.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!irq_fpu_usable());
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD);
+
+	fpregs_lock();
+
+	fpregs_assert_state_consistent();
+
+	if (test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD))
+		fpregs_restore_userregs();
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_DEBUG_FPU
 /*
  * If current FPU state according to its tracking (loaded FPU context on this