diff --git a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h
index 1c84fe07e..5eb1d309d 100644
--- a/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h
+++ b/include/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_defs.h
@@ -107,10 +107,8 @@
  * Permissions bits, and does not define an AP[0] bit.
  *
  * AP[1] is valid only for a stage 1 translation that supports two VA ranges
- * (i.e. in the ARMv8A.0 architecture, that is the S-EL1&0 regime).
- *
- * AP[1] is RES0 for stage 1 translations that support only one VA range
- * (e.g. EL3).
+ * (i.e. in the ARMv8A.0 architecture, that is the S-EL1&0 regime). It is RES1
+ * when stage 1 translations can only support one VA range.
  */
 #define AP2_SHIFT			U(0x7)
 #define AP2_RO				U(0x1)
@@ -119,6 +117,7 @@
 #define AP1_SHIFT			U(0x6)
 #define AP1_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED		U(0x1)
 #define AP1_NO_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED	U(0x0)
+#define AP1_RES1			U(0x1)
 
 /*
  * The following definitions must all be passed to the LOWER_ATTRS() macro to
@@ -128,6 +127,7 @@
 #define AP_RW				(AP2_RW << 5)
 #define AP_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED		(AP1_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED    << 4)
 #define AP_NO_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED	(AP1_NO_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED << 4)
+#define AP_ONE_VA_RANGE_RES1		(AP1_RES1 << 4)
 #define NS				(U(0x1) << 3)
 #define ATTR_NON_CACHEABLE_INDEX	U(0x2)
 #define ATTR_DEVICE_INDEX		U(0x1)
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
index 130993628..21bf48973 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_common.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2016-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static unsigned long long xlat_max_pa;
 static uintptr_t xlat_max_va;
 
 static uint64_t execute_never_mask;
+static uint64_t ap1_mask;
 
 /*
  * Array of all memory regions stored in order of ascending base address.
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ static uint64_t mmap_desc(mmap_attr_t attr, unsigned long long addr_pa,
 	desc |= (attr & MT_NS) ? LOWER_ATTRS(NS) : 0;
 	desc |= (attr & MT_RW) ? LOWER_ATTRS(AP_RW) : LOWER_ATTRS(AP_RO);
 	desc |= LOWER_ATTRS(ACCESS_FLAG);
+	desc |= ap1_mask;
 
 	/*
 	 * Deduce shareability domain and executability of the memory region
@@ -381,7 +383,17 @@ void init_xlation_table(uintptr_t base_va, uint64_t *table,
 			unsigned int level, uintptr_t *max_va,
 			unsigned long long *max_pa)
 {
-	execute_never_mask = xlat_arch_get_xn_desc(xlat_arch_current_el());
+	int el = xlat_arch_current_el();
+
+	execute_never_mask = xlat_arch_get_xn_desc(el);
+
+	if (el == 3) {
+		ap1_mask = LOWER_ATTRS(AP_ONE_VA_RANGE_RES1);
+	} else {
+		assert(el == 1);
+		ap1_mask = 0;
+	}
+
 	init_xlation_table_inner(mmap, base_va, table, level);
 	*max_va = xlat_max_va;
 	*max_pa = xlat_max_pa;
diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_internal.c b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_internal.c
index aa130646c..584d7c475 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_internal.c
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables_v2/xlat_tables_internal.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static uint64_t xlat_desc(const xlat_ctx_t *ctx, uint32_t attr,
 		}
 	} else {
 		assert(ctx->xlat_regime == EL3_REGIME);
-		desc |= LOWER_ATTRS(AP_NO_ACCESS_UNPRIVILEGED);
+		desc |= LOWER_ATTRS(AP_ONE_VA_RANGE_RES1);
 	}
 
 	/*