diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index d52592088afae3..f27acca550d553 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -1320,6 +1320,8 @@ 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);