diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 417e51276..7f781a09a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -623,6 +623,9 @@ endif #(SUPPORT_STACK_MEMTAG)
 ################################################################################
 # FEAT_RME
 ifeq (${ENABLE_RME},1)
+	# RME doesn't support BRBE
+	ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS := 0
+
 	# RME doesn't support PIE
 	ifneq (${ENABLE_PIE},0)
                 $(error ENABLE_RME does not support PIE)
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index 165b1610b..e21a17ee2 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ endif
 
 # enable unconditionally for all builds
 ifeq (${ARCH}, aarch64)
-ifeq (${ENABLE_RME},0)
-	ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS		:= 2
-endif
+    ENABLE_BRBE_FOR_NS		:= 2
     ENABLE_TRBE_FOR_NS		:= 2
 endif
 ENABLE_SYS_REG_TRACE_FOR_NS	:= 2