diff --git a/src/kernel/cpu.h b/src/kernel/cpu.h
index dd158ea..2e94e1f 100644
--- a/src/kernel/cpu.h
+++ b/src/kernel/cpu.h
@@ -36,4 +36,31 @@ void cpu_setCPUOPM(uint32_t CPUOPM);
 /* cpu_getCPUOPM(): Get the CPU OperatioN Mode register */
 uint32_t cpu_getCPUOPM(void);
 
+//---
+//	Status Register
+//---
+
+/* Status Register bits */
+typedef lword_union(sr_t,
+	uint32_t	:1;
+	uint32_t MD	:1;
+	uint32_t RB	:1;
+	uint32_t BL	:1;
+	uint32_t RC	:12;
+	uint32_t	:3;
+	uint32_t DSP	:1;
+	uint32_t DMY	:1;
+	uint32_t DMX	:1;
+	uint32_t M	:1;
+	uint32_t Q	:1;
+	uint32_t IMASK	:4;
+	uint32_t RF	:2;
+	uint32_t S	:1;
+	uint32_t T	:1;
+);
+
+/* Get and set sr through the sr_t type */
+sr_t cpu_getSR(void);
+void cpu_setSR(sr_t sr);
+
 #endif /* GINT_CORE_CPU */
diff --git a/src/kernel/cpu.s b/src/kernel/cpu.s
index 3bb17a6..54d06fc 100644
--- a/src/kernel/cpu.s
+++ b/src/kernel/cpu.s
@@ -5,21 +5,23 @@
 .global	_cpu_setVBR
 .global _cpu_setCPUOPM
 .global _cpu_getCPUOPM
+.global _cpu_getSR
+.global _cpu_setSR
 
 /* cpu_setVBR(): Change VBR address */
 
 .section .gint.mapped, "ax"
 _cpu_setVBR_reloc:
 	mov.l	r8, @-r15
+	mov.l	r9, @-r15
 	sts.l	pr, @-r15
-	stc.l	sr, @-r15
 
 	/* Block all interrupts by setting IMASK=15 */
-	mov	#0xf, r1
-	shll2	r1
-	shll2	r1
+	mov	#0xf, r9
+	shll2	r9
+	shll2	r9
 	stc	sr, r0
-	or	r1, r0
+	or	r9, r0
 	ldc	r0, sr
 
 	/* Set the new VBR address */
@@ -30,10 +32,17 @@ _cpu_setVBR_reloc:
 	jsr	@r5
 	mov	r6, r4
 
-	/* Enable interrupts again by restoring the status register */
-	ldc.l	@r15+, sr
-	lds.l	@r15+, pr
+	/* Enable interrupts again */
+	stc	sr, r0
+	not	r9, r9
+	and	r9, r0
+	ldc	r0, sr
+
+	/* Return the previous VBR address */
 	mov	r8, r0
+
+	lds.l	@r15+, pr
+	mov.l	@r15+, r9
 	rts
 	mov.l	@r15+, r8
 
@@ -68,5 +77,16 @@ _cpu_getCPUOPM:
 	mov.l	@r0, r0
 
 .align 4
-
 1:	.long	0xff2f0000
+
+/* cpu_getSR(): Get status register */
+_cpu_getSR:
+	stc	sr, r0
+	rts
+	nop
+
+/* cpu_setSR(): Set status register */
+_cpu_setSR:
+	ldc	r4, sr
+	rts
+	nop
diff --git a/src/kernel/kernel.c b/src/kernel/kernel.c
index c97203f..f8c4877 100644
--- a/src/kernel/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel/kernel.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static void kinit_cpu(void);
 
 typedef struct
 {
+	sr_t SR;
 	uint32_t VBR;
 	uint32_t CPUOPM;
 } ctx_t;
@@ -31,11 +32,19 @@ GBSS static ctx_t sys_ctx, gint_ctx;
 
 static void ctx_save(ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-	if(isSH4()) ctx->CPUOPM = cpu_getCPUOPM();
+	if(isSH4())
+	{
+		ctx->CPUOPM = cpu_getCPUOPM();
+		ctx->SR = cpu_getSR();
+	}
 }
 static void ctx_restore(ctx_t *ctx)
 {
-	if(isSH4()) cpu_setCPUOPM(ctx->CPUOPM);
+	if(isSH4())
+	{
+		cpu_setCPUOPM(ctx->CPUOPM);
+		cpu_setSR(ctx->SR);
+	}
 }
 
 //---
@@ -99,7 +108,15 @@ static void drivers_switch(int who)
 
 static void kinit_cpu(void)
 {
-	if(isSH4()) cpu_setCPUOPM(cpu_getCPUOPM() | 0x00000008);
+	if(isSH4())
+	{
+		cpu_setCPUOPM(cpu_getCPUOPM() | 0x00000008);
+
+		/* Enable DSP mode on the CPU */
+		sr_t SR = cpu_getSR();
+		SR.DSP = 1;
+		cpu_setSR(SR);
+	}
 }
 
 /* kinit(): Install and start gint */