diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 29c5f46bee20..093524d70372 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -393,6 +393,9 @@
 	arm64.nopauth	[ARM64] Unconditionally disable Pointer Authentication
 			support
 
+	arm64.nomte	[ARM64] Unconditionally disable Memory Tagging Extension
+			support
+
 	ataflop=	[HW,M68k]
 
 	atarimouse=	[HW,MOUSE] Atari Mouse
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
index 6201de6fdaac..2f09c856b6bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@
 	(SCTLR_ELx_M    | SCTLR_ELx_C    | SCTLR_ELx_SA   | SCTLR_EL1_SA0   | \
 	 SCTLR_EL1_SED  | SCTLR_ELx_I    | SCTLR_EL1_DZE  | SCTLR_EL1_UCT   | \
 	 SCTLR_EL1_NTWE | SCTLR_ELx_IESB | SCTLR_EL1_SPAN | SCTLR_ELx_ITFSB | \
-	 SCTLR_ELx_ATA  | SCTLR_EL1_ATA0 | ENDIAN_SET_EL1 | SCTLR_EL1_UCI   | \
-	 SCTLR_EL1_RES1)
+	 ENDIAN_SET_EL1 | SCTLR_EL1_UCI  | SCTLR_EL1_RES1)
 
 /* MAIR_ELx memory attributes (used by Linux) */
 #define MAIR_ATTR_DEVICE_nGnRnE		UL(0x00)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index c9711b504e8f..d9e5c16f2037 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -1835,6 +1835,9 @@ static void bti_enable(const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities *__unused)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MTE
 static void cpu_enable_mte(struct arm64_cpu_capabilities const *cap)
 {
+	sysreg_clear_set(sctlr_el1, 0, SCTLR_ELx_ATA | SCTLR_EL1_ATA0);
+	isb();
+
 	/*
 	 * Clear the tags in the zero page. This needs to be done via the
 	 * linear map which has the Tagged attribute.
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
index cc071712c6f9..81b7ecb69cd1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/idreg-override.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const struct ftr_set_desc pfr1 __initconst = {
 	.override	= &id_aa64pfr1_override,
 	.fields		= {
 	        { "bt", ID_AA64PFR1_BT_SHIFT },
+		{ "mte", ID_AA64PFR1_MTE_SHIFT},
 		{}
 	},
 };
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "arm64.nopauth",
 	  "id_aa64isar1.gpi=0 id_aa64isar1.gpa=0 "
 	  "id_aa64isar1.api=0 id_aa64isar1.apa=0"	   },
+	{ "arm64.nomte",		"id_aa64pfr1.mte=0" },
 	{ "nokaslr",			"kaslr.disabled=1" },
 };