diff --git a/bl1/aarch64/bl1_arch_setup.c b/bl1/aarch64/bl1_arch_setup.c
index 5725bac..8ed45d9 100644
--- a/bl1/aarch64/bl1_arch_setup.c
+++ b/bl1/aarch64/bl1_arch_setup.c
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@
 	isb();
 
 	/*
-	 * Enable HVCs, route FIQs to EL3, set the next EL to be AArch64, route
-	 * external abort and SError interrupts to EL3
+	 * Set the next EL to be AArch64, route external abort and SError
+	 * interrupts to EL3
 	 */
-	tmp_reg = SCR_RES1_BITS | SCR_RW_BIT | SCR_HCE_BIT | SCR_EA_BIT |
-		  SCR_FIQ_BIT;
+	tmp_reg = SCR_RES1_BITS | SCR_RW_BIT | SCR_EA_BIT;
 	write_scr(tmp_reg);
 
 	/*