diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/start/start.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/start/start.S
index ce376b0c28..b0ddf86797 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/start/start.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/powerpc/qoriq/start/start.S
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ _start_thread:
 	li	r0, 0
 	stw	r0, 0(r1)
 
+#ifdef INITIALIZE_FPU
+	bl	.Linitfpu
+#endif
+
 	b	qoriq_start_thread
 #endif
 _start_secondary_processor: