diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu/platform.mk b/plat/qemu/qemu/platform.mk
index e0b52710e..6becc32fa 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/qemu/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu/platform.mk
@@ -259,5 +259,8 @@ $(eval $(call add_define,ARM_LINUX_KERNEL_AS_BL33))
 ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE := PLAT_QEMU_DT_BASE
 $(eval $(call add_define,ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE))
 
-# Do not enable SVE
-ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS	:=	0
+# Later QEMU versions support SME and SVE.
+ifneq (${ARCH},aarch32)
+	ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS	:= 1
+	ENABLE_SME_FOR_NS	:= 1
+endif