diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/entry-common.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/entry-common.h
index 7ab5e34318c8..6361a8488642 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/entry-common.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/entry-common.h
@@ -4,6 +4,23 @@
 #define _ASM_RISCV_ENTRY_COMMON_H
 
 #include <asm/stacktrace.h>
+#include <asm/thread_info.h>
+#include <asm/vector.h>
+
+static inline void arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs,
+						  unsigned long ti_work)
+{
+	if (ti_work & _TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE) {
+		clear_thread_flag(TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE);
+		/*
+		 * We are already called with irq disabled, so go without
+		 * keeping track of vector_context_busy.
+		 */
+		riscv_v_vstate_restore(current, regs);
+	}
+}
+
+#define arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare arch_exit_to_user_mode_prepare
 
 void handle_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs);
 void handle_break(struct pt_regs *regs);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 574779900bfb..1047a97ddbc8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src);
 #define TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL	9	/* signal notifications exist */
 #define TIF_UPROBE		10	/* uprobe breakpoint or singlestep */
 #define TIF_32BIT		11	/* compat-mode 32bit process */
+#define TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE	12 /* restore Vector before returing to user */
 
 #define _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME	(1 << TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME)
 #define _TIF_SIGPENDING		(1 << TIF_SIGPENDING)
 #define _TIF_NEED_RESCHED	(1 << TIF_NEED_RESCHED)
 #define _TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL	(1 << TIF_NOTIFY_SIGNAL)
 #define _TIF_UPROBE		(1 << TIF_UPROBE)
+#define _TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE	(1 << TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE)
 
 #define _TIF_WORK_MASK \
 	(_TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME | _TIF_SIGPENDING | _TIF_NEED_RESCHED | \
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
index 6254830c0668..e706613aae2c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vector.h
@@ -205,6 +205,15 @@ static inline void riscv_v_vstate_restore(struct task_struct *task,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void riscv_v_vstate_set_restore(struct task_struct *task,
+					      struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	if ((regs->status & SR_VS) != SR_VS_OFF) {
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE);
+		riscv_v_vstate_on(regs);
+	}
+}
+
 static inline void __switch_to_vector(struct task_struct *prev,
 				      struct task_struct *next)
 {
@@ -212,7 +221,7 @@ static inline void __switch_to_vector(struct task_struct *prev,
 
 	regs = task_pt_regs(prev);
 	riscv_v_vstate_save(prev, regs);
-	riscv_v_vstate_restore(next, task_pt_regs(next));
+	riscv_v_vstate_set_restore(next, task_pt_regs(next));
 }
 
 void riscv_v_vstate_ctrl_init(struct task_struct *tsk);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
index 52e42f74ec9a..c5b86b554d1a 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/kernel_mode_vector.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void kernel_vector_end(void)
 	if (WARN_ON(!has_vector()))
 		return;
 
-	riscv_v_vstate_restore(current, task_pt_regs(current));
+	riscv_v_vstate_set_restore(current, task_pt_regs(current));
 
 	riscv_v_disable();
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index 5c4dcf518684..58127b1c6c71 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ void flush_thread(void)
 	riscv_v_vstate_off(task_pt_regs(current));
 	kfree(current->thread.vstate.datap);
 	memset(&current->thread.vstate, 0, sizeof(struct __riscv_v_ext_state));
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(current, TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ int arch_dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *dst, struct task_struct *src)
 	*dst = *src;
 	/* clear entire V context, including datap for a new task */
 	memset(&dst->thread.vstate, 0, sizeof(struct __riscv_v_ext_state));
+	clear_tsk_thread_flag(dst, TIF_RISCV_V_DEFER_RESTORE);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
index 2afe460de16a..7b93bcbdf9fa 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -99,8 +99,11 @@ static int riscv_vr_get(struct task_struct *target,
 	 * Ensure the vector registers have been saved to the memory before
 	 * copying them to membuf.
 	 */
-	if (target == current)
+	if (target == current) {
+		get_cpu_vector_context();
 		riscv_v_vstate_save(current, task_pt_regs(current));
+		put_cpu_vector_context();
+	}
 
 	ptrace_vstate.vstart = vstate->vstart;
 	ptrace_vstate.vl = vstate->vl;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
index 88b6220b2608..aca4a12c8416 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/signal.c
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ static long save_v_state(struct pt_regs *regs, void __user **sc_vec)
 	/* datap is designed to be 16 byte aligned for better performance */
 	WARN_ON(unlikely(!IS_ALIGNED((unsigned long)datap, 16)));
 
+	get_cpu_vector_context();
 	riscv_v_vstate_save(current, regs);
+	put_cpu_vector_context();
+
 	/* Copy everything of vstate but datap. */
 	err = __copy_to_user(&state->v_state, &current->thread.vstate,
 			     offsetof(struct __riscv_v_ext_state, datap));
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ static long __restore_v_state(struct pt_regs *regs, void __user *sc_vec)
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
 
-	riscv_v_vstate_restore(current, regs);
+	riscv_v_vstate_set_restore(current, regs);
 
 	return err;
 }
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
index 578b6292487e..66e8c6ab09d2 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vector.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ bool riscv_v_first_use_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return true;
 	}
 	riscv_v_vstate_on(regs);
-	riscv_v_vstate_restore(current, regs);
+	riscv_v_vstate_set_restore(current, regs);
 	return true;
 }
 
