diff --git a/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.h b/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.h
--- a/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.h
+++ b/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.h
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 
 private:
   std::fenv_t originalFenv_;
-  std::fenv_t currentFenv_;
+#if __x86_64__
+  unsigned int originalMxcsr;
+#endif
   RealFlags flags_;
   bool hasSubnormalFlushingHardwareControl_{false};
   bool hardwareFlagsAreReliable_{true};
diff --git a/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.cpp b/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Evaluate/host.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #include "flang/Common/idioms.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Errno.h"
 #include <cfenv>
+#if __x86_64__
+#include <xmmintrin.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace Fortran::evaluate::host {
 using namespace Fortran::parser::literals;
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@
 void HostFloatingPointEnvironment::SetUpHostFloatingPointEnvironment(
     FoldingContext &context) {
   errno = 0;
+  std::fenv_t currentFenv_;
   if (feholdexcept(&originalFenv_) != 0) {
     common::die("Folding with host runtime: feholdexcept() failed: %s",
         llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
@@ -30,12 +34,14 @@
   }
 #if __x86_64__
   hasSubnormalFlushingHardwareControl_ = true;
+  originalMxcsr = _mm_getcsr();
+  unsigned int newMxcsr{originalMxcsr};
   if (context.flushSubnormalsToZero()) {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr |= 0x8000; // result
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr |= 0x0040; // operands
+    newMxcsr |= 0x8000;
+    newMxcsr |= 0x0040;
   } else {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr &= ~0x8000; // result
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr &= ~0x0040; // operands
+    newMxcsr &= ~0x8000;
+    newMxcsr &= ~0x0040;
   }
 #elif defined(__aarch64__)
 #if defined(__GNU_LIBRARY__)
@@ -75,6 +81,10 @@
         llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
     return;
   }
+#if __x86_64__
+  _mm_setcsr(newMxcsr);
+#endif
+
   switch (context.rounding().mode) {
   case common::RoundingMode::TiesToEven:
     fesetround(FE_TONEAREST);
@@ -141,6 +151,10 @@
         "Folding with host runtime: fesetenv() failed while restoring fenv: %s",
         llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
   }
+#if __x86_64__
+  _mm_setcsr(originalMxcsr);
+#endif
+
   errno = 0;
 }
 } // namespace Fortran::evaluate::host
diff --git a/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.h b/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.h
--- a/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.h
+++ b/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 
 private:
   fenv_t originalFenv_;
-  fenv_t currentFenv_;
+#if __x86_64__
+  unsigned int originalMxcsr;
+#endif
 };
 
 #endif // FORTRAN_TEST_EVALUATE_FP_TESTING_H_
diff --git a/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.cpp b/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.cpp
--- a/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.cpp
+++ b/flang/unittests/Evaluate/fp-testing.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
+#if __x86_64__
+#include <xmmintrin.h>
+#endif
 
 using Fortran::common::RoundingMode;
 using Fortran::evaluate::RealFlag;
@@ -20,21 +23,25 @@
         llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
     std::abort();
   }
+  fenv_t currentFenv_;
   if (fegetenv(&currentFenv_) != 0) {
     std::fprintf(
         stderr, "fegetenv() failed: %s\n", llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
     std::abort();
   }
+
 #if __x86_64__
+  originalMxcsr = _mm_getcsr();
+  unsigned int newMxcsr{originalMxcsr};
   if (treatSubnormalOperandsAsZero) {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr |= 0x0040;
+    newMxcsr |= 0x0040;
   } else {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr &= ~0x0040;
+    newMxcsr &= ~0x0040;
   }
   if (flushSubnormalResultsToZero) {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr |= 0x8000;
+    newMxcsr |= 0x8000;
   } else {
-    currentFenv_.__mxcsr &= ~0x8000;
+    newMxcsr &= ~0x8000;
   }
 #else
   // TODO others
@@ -45,6 +52,9 @@
         stderr, "fesetenv() failed: %s\n", llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
     std::abort();
   }
+#if __x86_64__
+  _mm_setcsr(newMxcsr);
+#endif
 }
 
 ScopedHostFloatingPointEnvironment::~ScopedHostFloatingPointEnvironment() {
@@ -54,6 +64,9 @@
         stderr, "fesetenv() failed: %s\n", llvm::sys::StrError(errno).c_str());
     std::abort();
   }
+#if __x86_64__
+  _mm_setcsr(originalMxcsr);
+#endif
 }
 
 void ScopedHostFloatingPointEnvironment::ClearFlags() const {