diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/exec_machdep.c b/sys/arm/arm/exec_machdep.c
index 0b9468c756a9..011085841938 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/exec_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/exec_machdep.c
@@ -101,14 +101,19 @@ get_vfpcontext(struct thread *td, mcontext_vfp_t *vfp)
 	    P_SHOULDSTOP(td->td_proc));
 
 	pcb = td->td_pcb;
-	if ((pcb->pcb_fpflags & PCB_FP_STARTED) != 0 && td == curthread) {
+	if (td == curthread) {
 		critical_enter();
 		vfp_store(&pcb->pcb_vfpstate, false);
 		critical_exit();
 	}
 	KASSERT(pcb->pcb_vfpsaved == &pcb->pcb_vfpstate,
 		("Called get_vfpcontext while the kernel is using the VFP"));
-	memcpy(vfp, &pcb->pcb_vfpstate, sizeof(*vfp));
+
+	memset(vfp, 0, sizeof(*vfp));
+	memcpy(vfp->mcv_reg, pcb->pcb_vfpstate.reg,
+	    sizeof(vfp->mcv_reg));
+	vfp->mcv_fpscr = pcb->pcb_vfpstate.fpscr;
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -127,7 +132,10 @@ set_vfpcontext(struct thread *td, mcontext_vfp_t *vfp)
 	}
 	KASSERT(pcb->pcb_vfpsaved == &pcb->pcb_vfpstate,
 		("Called set_vfpcontext while the kernel is using the VFP"));
-	memcpy(&pcb->pcb_vfpstate, vfp, sizeof(*vfp));
+	memcpy(pcb->pcb_vfpstate.reg, vfp->mcv_reg,
+	    sizeof(pcb->pcb_vfpstate.reg));
+	pcb->pcb_vfpstate.fpscr = vfp->mcv_fpscr;
+
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -163,8 +171,6 @@ get_mcontext(struct thread *td, mcontext_t *mcp, int clear_ret)
 {
 	struct trapframe *tf = td->td_frame;
 	__greg_t *gr = mcp->__gregs;
-	mcontext_vfp_t	mcontext_vfp;
-	int rv;
 
 	if (clear_ret & GET_MC_CLEAR_RET) {
 		gr[_REG_R0] = 0;
@@ -189,19 +195,9 @@ get_mcontext(struct thread *td, mcontext_t *mcp, int clear_ret)
 	gr[_REG_LR]   = tf->tf_usr_lr;
 	gr[_REG_PC]   = tf->tf_pc;
 
-#ifdef VFP
-	if (mcp->mc_vfp_size != sizeof(mcontext_vfp_t))
-		return (EINVAL);
-	get_vfpcontext(td, &mcontext_vfp);
-#else
-	bzero(&mcontext_vfp, sizeof(mcontext_vfp));
-#endif
-
-	if (mcp->mc_vfp_ptr != NULL) {
-		rv = copyout(&mcontext_vfp, mcp->mc_vfp_ptr,  sizeof(mcontext_vfp));
-		if (rv != 0)
-			return (rv);
-	}
+	mcp->mc_vfp_size = 0;
+	mcp->mc_vfp_ptr = NULL;
+	memset(&mcp->mc_spare, 0, sizeof(mcp->mc_spare));
 
 	return (0);
 }
@@ -315,6 +311,16 @@ sendsig(sig_t catcher, ksiginfo_t *ksi, sigset_t *mask)
 	/* Populate the siginfo frame. */
 	bzero(&frame, sizeof(frame));
 	get_mcontext(td, &frame.sf_uc.uc_mcontext, 0);
+
+#ifdef VFP
+	get_vfpcontext(td, &frame.sf_vfp);
+	frame.sf_uc.uc_mcontext.mc_vfp_size = sizeof(fp->sf_vfp);
+	frame.sf_uc.uc_mcontext.mc_vfp_ptr = &fp->sf_vfp;
+#else
+	frame.sf_uc.uc_mcontext.mc_vfp_size = 0;
+	frame.sf_uc.uc_mcontext.mc_vfp_ptr = NULL;
+#endif
+
 	frame.sf_si = ksi->ksi_info;
 	frame.sf_uc.uc_sigmask = *mask;
 	frame.sf_uc.uc_stack = td->td_sigstk;