diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
index b40e930b615..3c85caee579 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
@@ -580,7 +580,10 @@ void remove_fwl_configs(struct fwl_data *fwl_data, size_t fwl_data_size)
 
 			fwl_ops->get_fwl_region(ti_sci, &region);
 
-			if (region.control != 0) {
+			/* Don't disable the background regions */
+			if (region.control != 0 &&
+			    ((region.control & K3_BACKGROUND_FIREWALL_BIT) ==
+			     0)) {
 				pr_debug("Attempting to disable firewall %5d (%25s)\n",
 					 region.fwl_id, fwl_data[i].name);
 				region.control = 0;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
index 130f5021123..e7e59f533b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 #include <asm/armv7_mpu.h>
 #include <asm/hardware.h>
 
+#define J721E  0xbb64
+#define J7200  0xbb6d
+#define K3_BACKGROUND_FIREWALL_BIT BIT(8)
+
 struct fwl_data {
 	const char *name;
 	u16 fwl_id;