diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c b/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
index 9016fab378..e8809f0562 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_psp.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include "../../psp/sdk_defines.h"
 
 PSP_MODULE_INFO("RetroArch PSP", 0, 1, 1);
-PSP_MAIN_THREAD_ATTR(THREAD_ATTR_USER);
+PSP_MAIN_THREAD_ATTR(THREAD_ATTR_USER|THREAD_ATTR_VFPU);
 PSP_HEAP_SIZE_MAX();
 
 static int exit_callback(int arg1, int arg2, void *common)