diff --git a/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_initialstate.c b/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_initialstate.c
index d5986f7c17d..74b61fa71c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_initialstate.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_initialstate.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /****************************************************************************
  *  arch/arm/src/armv7-r/arm_initialstate.c
  *
- *   Copyright (C) 2015 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
+ *   Copyright (C) 2015, 2018 Gregory Nutt. All rights reserved.
  *   Author: Gregory Nutt <gnutt@nuttx.org>
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ void up_initial_state(struct tcb_s *tcb)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_ARMV7R_DECODEFIQ
 
-  cpsr |= PSR_F_BIT;
-  cpsr |= PSR_A_BIT;
-  cpsr |= PSR_E_BIT;
+  cpsr |= (PSR_F_BIT | PSR_A_BIT | PSR_E_BIT);
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_ARMV7R_DECODEFIQ */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUPPRESS_INTERRUPTS */