diff --git a/common/feat_detect.c b/common/feat_detect.c
index a8c40f7..cbe78c0 100644
--- a/common/feat_detect.c
+++ b/common/feat_detect.c
@@ -36,19 +36,28 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Function : check_feature
  * Check for a valid combination of build time flags (ENABLE_FEAT_xxx) and
- * feature availability on the hardware.
- * Panics if a feature is forcefully enabled, but not available on the PE.
+ * feature availability on the hardware. <min> is the smallest feature
+ * ID field value that is required for that feature.
+ * Triggers a panic later if a feature is forcefully enabled, but not
+ * available on the PE. Also will panic if the hardware feature ID field
+ * is larger than the maximum known and supported number, specified by <max>.
  *
  * We force inlining here to let the compiler optimise away the whole check
  * if the feature is disabled at build time (FEAT_STATE_DISABLED).
  ******************************************************************************/
 static inline void __attribute((__always_inline__))
-check_feature(int state, unsigned long field, const char *feat_name)
+check_feature(int state, unsigned long field, const char *feat_name,
+	      unsigned int min, unsigned int max)
 {
-	if (state == FEAT_STATE_ALWAYS && field == 0U) {
+	if (state == FEAT_STATE_ALWAYS && field < min) {
 		ERROR("FEAT_%s not supported by the PE\n", feat_name);
 		tainted = true;
 	}
+	if (state >= FEAT_STATE_ALWAYS && field > max) {
+		ERROR("FEAT_%s is version %ld, but is only known up to version %d\n",
+		      feat_name, field, max);
+		tainted = true;
+	}
 }
 
 /******************************************
@@ -312,7 +321,8 @@
 
 	/* v8.4 features */
 	read_feat_dit();
-	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1, read_feat_amu_id_field(), "AMUv1");
+	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_AMUv1, read_feat_amu_id_field(),
+		      "AMUv1", 1, 2);
 	read_feat_mpam();
 	read_feat_nv2();
 	read_feat_sel2();
@@ -326,12 +336,12 @@
 
 	/* v8.6 features */
 	read_feat_amuv1p1();
-	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_FGT, read_feat_fgt_id_field(), "FGT");
+	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_FGT, read_feat_fgt_id_field(), "FGT", 1, 1);
 	read_feat_ecv();
 	read_feat_twed();
 
 	/* v8.7 features */
-	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_HCX, read_feat_hcx_id_field(), "HCX");
+	check_feature(ENABLE_FEAT_HCX, read_feat_hcx_id_field(), "HCX", 1, 1);
 
 	/* v9.0 features */
 	read_feat_brbe();