diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
index 740e81e9db04c..5b9b4305248b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -932,11 +932,13 @@ static int sve_set_common(struct task_struct *target,
 	/*
 	 * Ensure target->thread.sve_state is up to date with target's
 	 * FPSIMD regs, so that a short copyin leaves trailing
-	 * registers unmodified.  Always enable SVE even if going into
-	 * streaming mode.
+	 * registers unmodified.  Only enable SVE if we are
+	 * configuring normal SVE, a system with streaming SVE may not
+	 * have normal SVE.
 	 */
 	fpsimd_sync_to_sve(target);
-	set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SVE);
+	if (type == ARM64_VEC_SVE)
+		set_tsk_thread_flag(target, TIF_SVE);
 	target->thread.fp_type = FP_STATE_SVE;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(SVE_PT_SVE_OFFSET != sizeof(header));