diff --git a/plat/arm/board/tc0/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/tc0/platform.mk
index 05d691ee2..4db081e70 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/tc0/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/tc0/platform.mk
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ override CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS	:= 0
 
 override CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS	:= 1
 
+override ENABLE_SPE_FOR_LOWER_ELS	:= 0
+
 include plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
 include plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
 include plat/arm/soc/common/soc_css.mk