diff --git a/plat/qemu/common/common.mk b/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
index 16187ef..543075b 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
 #
 # We go v8.0 by default and will enable all features we want
 
-ARM_ARCH_MAJOR		:=	8
-ARM_ARCH_MINOR		:=	0
+ARM_ARCH_MAJOR		?=	8
+ARM_ARCH_MINOR		?=	0
 
 # 8.0
 ENABLE_FEAT_CSV2_2	:=	2
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 # 8.4
 ENABLE_FEAT_SEL2	:=	2
 ENABLE_FEAT_DIT		:=	2
+ENABLE_TRF_FOR_NS	:=	2
 
 # 8.5
 ENABLE_FEAT_RNG		:=	2