diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index 07f930540f4a8b96b520cb630226ce700f79e732..d17649d393922deeed6f8c98eaee80ffa41b8999 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ ENDPROC(set_cpu_boot_mode_flag)
 	.align	L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 ENTRY(__boot_cpu_mode)
 	.long	BOOT_CPU_MODE_EL2
-	.long	0
+	.long	BOOT_CPU_MODE_EL1
 	.popsection
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP