diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
index a8f84812c6e8..fefc17dae8ee 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/sysreg.h
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@
 #define SCTLR_EL2_RES0	((1 << 6)  | (1 << 7)  | (1 << 8)  | (1 << 9)  | \
 			 (1 << 10) | (1 << 13) | (1 << 14) | (1 << 15) | \
 			 (1 << 17) | (1 << 20) | (1 << 24) | (1 << 26) | \
-			 (1 << 27) | (1 << 30) | (1 << 31))
+			 (1 << 27) | (1 << 30) | (1 << 31) | \
+			 (0xffffffffUL << 32))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 #define ENDIAN_SET_EL2		SCTLR_ELx_EE
@@ -452,9 +453,9 @@
 			 SCTLR_ELx_SA     | SCTLR_ELx_I    | SCTLR_ELx_WXN | \
 			 ENDIAN_CLEAR_EL2 | SCTLR_EL2_RES0)
 
-/* Check all the bits are accounted for */
-#define SCTLR_EL2_BUILD_BUG_ON_MISSING_BITS	BUILD_BUG_ON((SCTLR_EL2_SET ^ SCTLR_EL2_CLEAR) != ~0)
-
+#if (SCTLR_EL2_SET ^ SCTLR_EL2_CLEAR) != 0xffffffffffffffff
+#error "Inconsistent SCTLR_EL2 set/clear bits"
+#endif
 
 /* SCTLR_EL1 specific flags. */
 #define SCTLR_EL1_UCI		(1 << 26)
@@ -473,7 +474,8 @@
 #define SCTLR_EL1_RES1	((1 << 11) | (1 << 20) | (1 << 22) | (1 << 28) | \
 			 (1 << 29))
 #define SCTLR_EL1_RES0  ((1 << 6)  | (1 << 10) | (1 << 13) | (1 << 17) | \
-			 (1 << 27) | (1 << 30) | (1 << 31))
+			 (1 << 27) | (1 << 30) | (1 << 31) | \
+			 (0xffffffffUL << 32))
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
 #define ENDIAN_SET_EL1		(SCTLR_EL1_E0E | SCTLR_ELx_EE)
@@ -492,8 +494,9 @@
 			 SCTLR_EL1_UMA | SCTLR_ELx_WXN     | ENDIAN_CLEAR_EL1 |\
 			 SCTLR_EL1_RES0)
 
-/* Check all the bits are accounted for */
-#define SCTLR_EL1_BUILD_BUG_ON_MISSING_BITS	BUILD_BUG_ON((SCTLR_EL1_SET ^ SCTLR_EL1_CLEAR) != ~0)
+#if (SCTLR_EL1_SET ^ SCTLR_EL1_CLEAR) != 0xffffffffffffffff
+#error "Inconsistent SCTLR_EL1 set/clear bits"
+#endif
 
 /* id_aa64isar0 */
 #define ID_AA64ISAR0_TS_SHIFT		52
@@ -743,9 +746,6 @@ static inline void config_sctlr_el1(u32 clear, u32 set)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
-	SCTLR_EL2_BUILD_BUG_ON_MISSING_BITS;
-	SCTLR_EL1_BUILD_BUG_ON_MISSING_BITS;
-
 	val = read_sysreg(sctlr_el1);
 	val &= ~clear;
 	val |= set;