diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 4b001121c72d..fd1ba43f2005 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -942,20 +942,18 @@ static int sve_set_common(struct task_struct *target,
 	vq = sve_vq_from_vl(task_get_vl(target, type));
 
 	/* Enter/exit streaming mode */
-	if (system_supports_sme()) {
-		switch (type) {
-		case ARM64_VEC_SVE:
-			target->thread.svcr &= ~SVCR_SM_MASK;
-			set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SVE);
-			break;
-		case ARM64_VEC_SME:
-			target->thread.svcr |= SVCR_SM_MASK;
-			set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SME);
-			break;
-		default:
-			WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
+	switch (type) {
+	case ARM64_VEC_SVE:
+		target->thread.svcr &= ~SVCR_SM_MASK;
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SVE);
+		break;
+	case ARM64_VEC_SME:
+		target->thread.svcr |= SVCR_SM_MASK;
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SME);
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	/* Always zero V regs, FPSR, and FPCR */