diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index cab7f91949d8..a92905e6d43a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -569,6 +569,11 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(init_el2, SYM_L_LOCAL)
 	adr_l	x1, __hyp_text_end
 	adr_l	x2, dcache_clean_poc
 	blr	x2
+
+	mov_q	x0, INIT_SCTLR_EL2_MMU_OFF
+	pre_disable_mmu_workaround
+	msr	sctlr_el2, x0
+	isb
 0:
 	mov_q	x0, HCR_HOST_NVHE_FLAGS
 	msr	hcr_el2, x0