diff --git a/include/common/el3_common_macros.S b/include/common/el3_common_macros.S
index ba80d95..9b22a73 100644
--- a/include/common/el3_common_macros.S
+++ b/include/common/el3_common_macros.S
@@ -70,11 +70,12 @@
 	isb
 
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-	 * Early set RES1 bits in SCR_EL3. Set EA bit as well to catch both
-	 * External Aborts and SError Interrupts in EL3.
+	 * Early set RES1 bits in SCR_EL3. Set EA bit to catch both
+	 * External Aborts and SError Interrupts in EL3 and also the SIF bit
+	 * to disable instruction fetches from Non-secure memory.
 	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	mov	x0, #(SCR_RES1_BITS | SCR_EA_BIT)
+	mov	x0, #(SCR_RES1_BITS | SCR_EA_BIT | SCR_SIF_BIT)
 	msr	scr_el3, x0
 	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 * Enable External Aborts and SError Interrupts now that the exception