diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index ce0bc01b4208..5cdfcc9e3e54 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,8 @@ void sme_suspend_exit(void)
 
 	if (system_supports_fa64())
 		smcr |= SMCR_ELx_FA64;
+	if (system_supports_sme2())
+		smcr |= SMCR_ELx_EZT0;
 
 	write_sysreg_s(smcr, SYS_SMCR_EL1);
 	write_sysreg_s(0, SYS_SMPRI_EL1);