diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
index 9573b68cb376..7a6e47e2c6f0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/guest.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static int set_core_reg(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct kvm_one_reg *reg)
 		case PSR_AA32_MODE_SVC:
 		case PSR_AA32_MODE_ABT:
 		case PSR_AA32_MODE_UND:
+		case PSR_AA32_MODE_SYS:
 			if (!vcpu_el1_is_32bit(vcpu))
 				return -EINVAL;
 			break;