diff --git a/make_helpers/arch_features.mk b/make_helpers/arch_features.mk
index d519e436d..fbde8223d 100644
--- a/make_helpers/arch_features.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/arch_features.mk
@@ -8,10 +8,62 @@
 # and enables them based on the configured architecture version.
 
 # This file follows the following format:
-#   - By default disable any mandatory features.
-#   - Then Enable mandatory feature if applicable to an Arch Version.
+#   - Enable mandatory feature if applicable to an Arch Version.
+#   - By default disable any mandatory features if they have not been defined yet.
 #   - Disable or enable any optional feature this would be enabled/disabled if needed by platform.
 
+#
+################################################################################
+# Enable Mandatory features based on Arch versions.
+################################################################################
+#
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.1 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.1" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.1 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_PAN				:=	1
+ENABLE_FEAT_VHE				:=	1
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.2 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.2" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.2 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_RAS				:=	1
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.4 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.4" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.4 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2			:=	1
+ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS			:=	1
+ENABLE_FEAT_DIT				:=	1
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.5 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.5" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.5 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_RNG				:=	1
+ENABLE_FEAT_SB				:=	1
+
+# Enable Memory tagging, Branch Target Identification for aarch64 only.
+ifeq ($(ARCH), aarch64)
+	mem_tag_arch_support		:= 	yes
+endif #(ARCH=aarch64)
+
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.6 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.6" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.6 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_ECV				:=	1
+ENABLE_FEAT_FGT				:=	1
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.7 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.7" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.7 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_HCX				:=	1
+endif
+
+# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.9 and upwards.
+ifeq "8.9" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.9 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
+ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2			:=	1
+endif
+
 #
 ################################################################################
 # Set mandatory features by default to zero.
@@ -23,118 +75,85 @@
 #----
 
 # Flag to enable access to Privileged Access Never bit of PSTATE.
-ENABLE_FEAT_PAN			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_PAN			?=	0
 
 # Flag to enable Virtualization Host Extensions.
-ENABLE_FEAT_VHE			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_VHE			?=	0
 
 #----
 # 8.2
 #----
 
 # Enable RAS Support.
-ENABLE_FEAT_RAS			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_RAS			?=	0
+
+#----
+# 8.3
+#----
+
+# Flag to enable Pointer Authentication. Internal flag not meant for
+# direct setting. Use BRANCH_PROTECTION to enable PAUTH.
+ENABLE_PAUTH			?=	0
+
+# Include pointer authentication (ARMv8.3-PAuth) registers in cpu context. This
+# must be set to 1 if the platform wants to use this feature in the Secure
+# world. It is not necessary for use in the Non-secure world.
+CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS		?=	0
+
 
 #----
 # 8.4
 #----
 
 # Flag to enable Secure EL-2 feature.
-ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2		:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2		?=	0
 
 # By default, disable trace filter control register access to lower non-secure
 # exception levels, i.e. NS-EL2, or NS-EL1 if NS-EL2 is implemented, but
 # trace filter control register access is unused if FEAT_TRF is implemented.
-ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS		:=	0
+ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS		?=	0
 
 # Flag to enable Data Independent Timing instructions.
-ENABLE_FEAT_DIT			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_DIT			?=	0
 
 #----
 # 8.5
 #----
 
+# Flag to enable Branch Target Identification.
+# Internal flag not meant for direct setting.
+# Use BRANCH_PROTECTION to enable BTI.
+ENABLE_BTI			?=	0
+
 # Flag to enable access to the Random Number Generator registers.
-ENABLE_FEAT_RNG			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_RNG			?=	0
 
 # Flag to enable Speculation Barrier Instruction.
-ENABLE_FEAT_SB			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_SB			?=	0
 
 #----
 # 8.6
 #----
 
 # Flag to enable access to the CNTPOFF_EL2 register.
-ENABLE_FEAT_ECV			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_ECV			?=	0
 
 # Flag to enable access to the HDFGRTR_EL2 register.
-ENABLE_FEAT_FGT			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_FGT			?=	0
 
 #----
 # 8.7
 #----
 
 # Flag to enable access to the HCRX_EL2 register by setting SCR_EL3.HXEn.
-ENABLE_FEAT_HCX			:=	0
+ENABLE_FEAT_HCX			?=	0
 
 #----
 # 8.9
 #----
 
 # Flag to enable access to TCR2 (FEAT_TCR2).
-ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2		:=	0
-
-#
-################################################################################
-# Enable Mandatory features based on Arch versions.
-################################################################################
-#
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.1 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.1" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.1 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_PAN				:=	1
-ENABLE_FEAT_VHE				:=	1
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.2 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.2" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.2 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_RAS				:=	1
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.4 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.4" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.4 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2			:=	1
-ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS			:=	1
-ENABLE_FEAT_DIT				:=	1
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.5 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.5" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.5 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_RNG				:=	1
-ENABLE_FEAT_SB				:=	1
-
-# Enable Memory tagging, Branch Target Identification for aarch64 only.
-ifeq ($(ARCH), aarch64)
-	mem_tag_arch_support		:= 	yes
-endif #(ARCH=aarch64)
-
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.6 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.6" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.6 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_ECV				:=	1
-ENABLE_FEAT_FGT				:=	1
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.7 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.7" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.7 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_HCX				:=	1
-endif
-
-# Enable the features which are mandatory from ARCH version 8.9 and upwards.
-ifeq "8.9" "$(word 1, $(sort 8.9 $(ARM_ARCH_MAJOR).$(ARM_ARCH_MINOR)))"
-ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2			:=	1
-endif
+ENABLE_FEAT_TCR2		?=	0
 
 #
 ################################################################################
@@ -185,19 +204,6 @@ else ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
        endif
 endif
 
-#----
-# 8.3
-#----
-
-# Flag to enable Pointer Authentication. Internal flag not meant for
-# direct setting. Use BRANCH_PROTECTION to enable PAUTH.
-ENABLE_PAUTH                            ?=	0
-
-# Include pointer authentication (ARMv8.3-PAuth) registers in cpu context. This
-# must be set to 1 if the platform wants to use this feature in the Secure
-# world. It is not necessary for use in the Non-secure world.
-CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS		        ?=	0
-
 #----
 # 8.4
 #----
@@ -238,11 +244,6 @@ ENABLE_FEAT_RNG_TRAP			?=	0
 # enabled at ELX.
 CTX_INCLUDE_MTE_REGS			?=	0
 
-# Flag to enable Branch Target Identification.
-# Internal flag not meant for direct setting.
-# Use BRANCH_PROTECTION to enable BTI.
-ENABLE_BTI			        ?=	0
-
 #----
 # 8.6
 #----