diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index f28a6ff75..2f8284db6 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@ ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS	:= 1
 # enable trace filter control registers access to NS by default
 ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS		:= 1
 
+# Linux relies on EL3 enablement if those features are present
+ENABLE_FEAT_FGT			:= 2
+
 ifeq (${SPMC_AT_EL3}, 1)
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_el3_spmc.c
 endif