diff --git a/bl31/bl31_traps.c b/bl31/bl31_traps.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, ARM Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ *
+ * Dispatch synchronous system register traps from lower ELs.
+ */
+
+#include <bl31/sync_handle.h>
+#include <context.h>
+
+int handle_sysreg_trap(uint64_t esr_el3, cpu_context_t *ctx)
+{
+	switch (esr_el3 & ISS_SYSREG_OPCODE_MASK) {
+	default:
+		return TRAP_RET_UNHANDLED;
+	}
+}