diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 9b54443843..5de7e097e9 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -210,6 +210,17 @@ static void arm_cpu_reset(DeviceState *dev)
                                              CPACR_EL1, ZEN, 3);
             env->vfp.zcr_el[1] = cpu->sve_default_vq - 1;
         }
+        /* and for SME instructions, with default vector length, and TPIDR2 */
+        if (cpu_isar_feature(aa64_sme, cpu)) {
+            env->cp15.sctlr_el[1] |= SCTLR_EnTP2;
+            env->cp15.cpacr_el1 = FIELD_DP64(env->cp15.cpacr_el1,
+                                             CPACR_EL1, SMEN, 3);
+            env->vfp.smcr_el[1] = cpu->sme_default_vq - 1;
+            if (cpu_isar_feature(aa64_sme_fa64, cpu)) {
+                env->vfp.smcr_el[1] = FIELD_DP64(env->vfp.smcr_el[1],
+                                                 SMCR, FA64, 1);
+            }
+        }
         /*
          * Enable 48-bit address space (TODO: take reserved_va into account).
          * Enable TBI0 but not TBI1.