diff --git a/lib/arch/aarch64/misc_helpers.S b/lib/arch/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
index 8c1f740..05e90f9 100644
--- a/lib/arch/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/arch/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 	.globl	enable_serror
 	.globl	disable_serror
 
+	.globl	enable_debug_exceptions
+	.globl	disable_debug_exceptions
+
 	.globl	read_daif
 	.globl	write_daif
 
@@ -110,6 +113,11 @@
 	ret
 
 
+enable_debug_exceptions:
+	msr	daifclr, #DAIF_DBG_BIT
+	ret
+
+
 disable_irq:; .type disable_irq, %function
 	msr	daifset, #DAIF_IRQ_BIT
 	ret
@@ -125,6 +133,11 @@
 	ret
 
 
+disable_debug_exceptions:
+	msr	daifset, #DAIF_DBG_BIT
+	ret
+
+
 read_daif:; .type read_daif, %function
 	mrs	x0, daif
 	ret