diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
index a429b5940be2..501000fadb6f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptrace.h
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
 #include <uapi/asm/ptrace.h>
 
+/* Current Exception Level values, as contained in CurrentEL */
+#define CurrentEL_EL1		(1 << 2)
+#define CurrentEL_EL2		(2 << 2)
+
 /* AArch32-specific ptrace requests */
 #define COMPAT_PTRACE_GETREGS		12
 #define COMPAT_PTRACE_SETREGS		13
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-entry.S
index 66716c9b9e5f..619b1dd7bcde 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-entry.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/efi-entry.S
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ ENTRY(efi_stub_entry)
 
 	/* Turn off Dcache and MMU */
 	mrs	x0, CurrentEL
-	cmp	x0, #PSR_MODE_EL2t
-	ccmp	x0, #PSR_MODE_EL2h, #0x4, ne
+	cmp	x0, #CurrentEL_EL2
 	b.ne	1f
 	mrs	x0, sctlr_el2
 	bic	x0, x0, #1 << 0	// clear SCTLR.M
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
index a96d3a6a63f6..a2c1195abb7f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/head.S
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ ENDPROC(stext)
  */
 ENTRY(el2_setup)
 	mrs	x0, CurrentEL
-	cmp	x0, #PSR_MODE_EL2t
-	ccmp	x0, #PSR_MODE_EL2h, #0x4, ne
+	cmp	x0, #CurrentEL_EL2
 	b.ne	1f
 	mrs	x0, sctlr_el2
 CPU_BE(	orr	x0, x0, #(1 << 25)	)	// Set the EE bit for EL2