diff --git a/target/arm/machine.c b/target/arm/machine.c
index f7956898fa..868246a98c 100644
--- a/target/arm/machine.c
+++ b/target/arm/machine.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_iwmmxt = {
     }
 };
 
-#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
 /* The expression ARM_MAX_VQ - 2 is 0 for pure AArch32 build,
  * and ARMPredicateReg is actively empty.  This triggers errors
  * in the expansion of the VMSTATE macros.
@@ -321,7 +320,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_za = {
         VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
     }
 };
-#endif /* AARCH64 */
 
 static bool serror_needed(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -1102,10 +1100,8 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_arm_cpu = {
         &vmstate_pmsav7,
         &vmstate_pmsav8,
         &vmstate_m_security,
-#ifdef TARGET_AARCH64
         &vmstate_sve,
         &vmstate_za,
-#endif
         &vmstate_serror,
         &vmstate_irq_line_state,
         &vmstate_wfxt_timer,