diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
index c92b15df6893..2ac33d2375ca 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/elf.c

@@ -11,29 +11,102 @@
 #include <linux/elf.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 
+/* FPU modes */
 enum {
-	FP_ERROR = -1,
-	FP_DOUBLE_64A = -2,
+	FP_FRE,
+	FP_FR0,
+	FP_FR1,
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct mode_req - ABI FPU mode requirements
+ * @single:	The program being loaded needs an FPU but it will only issue
+ *		single precision instructions meaning that it can execute in
+ *		either FR0 or FR1.
+ * @soft:	The soft(-float) requirement means that the program being
+ *		loaded needs has no FPU dependency at all (i.e. it has no
+ *		FPU instructions).
+ * @fr1:	The program being loaded depends on FPU being in FR=1 mode.
+ * @frdefault:	The program being loaded depends on the default FPU mode.
+ *		That is FR0 for O32 and FR1 for N32/N64.
+ * @fre:	The program being loaded depends on FPU with FRE=1. This mode is
+ *		a bridge which uses FR=1 whilst still being able to maintain
+ *		full compatibility with pre-existing code using the O32 FP32
+ *		ABI.
+ *
+ * More information about the FP ABIs can be found here:
+ *
+ * https://dmz-portal.mips.com/wiki/MIPS_O32_ABI_-_FR0_and_FR1_Interlinking#10.4.1._Basic_mode_set-up
+ *
+ */
+
+struct mode_req {
+	bool single;
+	bool soft;
+	bool fr1;
+	bool frdefault;
+	bool fre;
+};
+
+static const struct mode_req fpu_reqs[] = {
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_ANY]    = { true,  true,  true,  true,  true  },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_DOUBLE] = { false, false, false, true,  true  },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_SINGLE] = { true,  false, false, false, false },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_SOFT]   = { false, true,  false, false, false },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_OLD_64] = { false, false, false, false, false },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_XX]     = { false, false, true,  true,  true  },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_64]     = { false, false, true,  false, false },
+	[MIPS_ABI_FP_64A]    = { false, false, true,  false, true  }
+};
+
+/*
+ * Mode requirements when .MIPS.abiflags is not present in the ELF.
+ * Not present means that everything is acceptable except FR1.
+ */
+static struct mode_req none_req = { true, true, false, true, true };
+
 int arch_elf_pt_proc(void *_ehdr, void *_phdr, struct file *elf,
 		     bool is_interp, struct arch_elf_state *state)
 {
-	struct elfhdr *ehdr = _ehdr;
-	struct elf_phdr *phdr = _phdr;
+	struct elf32_hdr *ehdr32 = _ehdr;
+	struct elf32_phdr *phdr32 = _phdr;
+	struct elf64_phdr *phdr64 = _phdr;