diff --git a/sys/arm/arm/vfp.c b/sys/arm/arm/vfp.c
index bbcb468391b..6c398a7a3ea 100644
--- a/sys/arm/arm/vfp.c
+++ b/sys/arm/arm/vfp.c
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ vfp_init(void)
 				elf_hwcap |= HWCAP_VFPv4;
 		}
 
+		vfp_disable();
+
 		/* initialize the coprocess 10 and 11 calls
 		 * These are called to restore the registers and enable
 		 * the VFP hardware.