diff --git a/include/common/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S b/include/common/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
index 6fc00dd228eca9d52907e804f9faf5c4c9c38dc6..59e99f89aa49adb2d84ef03ac1ea78b0dc17d445 100644
--- a/include/common/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
+++ b/include/common/aarch32/el3_common_macros.S
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	vmsr	FPEXC, r0
 	isb
 
+#if (ARM_ARCH_MAJOR > 7)
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 * Initialise SDCR, setting all the fields rather than relying on hw.
 	 *
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
 	 */
 	ldr	r0, =(SDCR_RESET_VAL | SDCR_SPD(SDCR_SPD_DISABLE))
 	stcopr	r0, SDCR
+#endif
 
 	.endm