diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
index eaff16651a8366e71e42f8bf4279de04735fdffe..e12b77355068a195ab461b5ef2ea19aade1b4317 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv8/fsl-layerscape/cpu.c
@@ -145,11 +145,14 @@ static inline void final_mmu_setup(void)
 	set_ttbr_tcr_mair(el, gd->arch.tlb_addr, get_tcr(el, NULL, NULL),
 			  MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES);
 	/*
-	 * MMU is already enabled, just need to invalidate TLB to load the
+	 * EL3 MMU is already enabled, just need to invalidate TLB to load the
 	 * new table. The new table is compatible with the current table, if
 	 * MMU somehow walks through the new table before invalidation TLB,
 	 * it still works. So we don't need to turn off MMU here.
+	 * When EL2 MMU table is created by calling this function, MMU needs
+	 * to be enabled.
 	 */
+	set_sctlr(get_sctlr() | CR_M);
 }
 
 u64 get_page_table_size(void)