diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index be5bb16be4e0..3562b854f2cd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -125,6 +125,30 @@ static int __init wait_disable(char *s)
 
 __setup("nowait", wait_disable);
 
+static int __cpuinitdata mips_fpu_disabled;
+
+static int __init fpu_disable(char *s)
+{
+	cpu_data[0].options &= ~MIPS_CPU_FPU;
+	mips_fpu_disabled = 1;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("nofpu", fpu_disable);
+
+int __cpuinitdata mips_dsp_disabled;
+
+static int __init dsp_disable(char *s)
+{
+	cpu_data[0].ases &= ~MIPS_ASE_DSP;
+	mips_dsp_disabled = 1;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("nodsp", dsp_disable);
+
 void __init check_wait(void)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_mips *c = &current_cpu_data;
@@ -982,6 +1006,12 @@ __cpuinit void cpu_probe(void)
 	 */
 	BUG_ON(current_cpu_type() != c->cputype);
 
+	if (mips_fpu_disabled)
+		c->options &= ~MIPS_CPU_FPU;
+
+	if (mips_dsp_disabled)
+		c->ases &= ~MIPS_ASE_DSP;
+
 	if (c->options & MIPS_CPU_FPU) {
 		c->fpu_id = cpu_get_fpu_id();
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
index f9513f9e61d3..85aef3fc6716 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/setup.c
@@ -569,27 +569,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	plat_smp_setup();
 }
 
-static int __init fpu_disable(char *s)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i++)
-		cpu_data[i].options &= ~MIPS_CPU_FPU;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-__setup("nofpu", fpu_disable);
-
-static int __init dsp_disable(char *s)
-{
-	cpu_data[0].ases &= ~MIPS_ASE_DSP;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-__setup("nodsp", dsp_disable);
-
 unsigned long kernelsp[NR_CPUS];
 unsigned long fw_arg0, fw_arg1, fw_arg2, fw_arg3;