diff --git a/lib/extensions/sme/sme.c b/lib/extensions/sme/sme.c
index 1c2b984..958b623 100644
--- a/lib/extensions/sme/sme.c
+++ b/lib/extensions/sme/sme.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 
 	/* Make sure SME is implemented in hardware before continuing. */
 	if (!feat_sme_supported()) {
+		/* Perhaps the hardware supports SVE only */
+		sve_enable(context);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@
 
 	/* Make sure SME is implemented in hardware before continuing. */
 	if (!feat_sme_supported()) {
+		/* Perhaps the hardware supports SVE only */
+		sve_disable(context);
 		return;
 	}