diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
index 4bb45b1d4ae4..033e6c952705 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64pfr0[] = {
 static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64pfr1[] = {
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_MPAMFRAC_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_RASFRAC_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_SHIFT, 4, ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_PSTATE_NI),
+	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_NONSTRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_SHIFT, 4, ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_PSTATE_NI),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_BTI),
 				    FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64PFR1_BT_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_END,
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_pfr1[] = {
 };
 
 static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_pfr2[] = {
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_PFR2_SSBS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
+	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_NONSTRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_PFR2_SSBS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_NONSTRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_PFR2_CSV3_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_END,
 };
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ static const struct arm64_cpu_capabilities arm64_features[] = {
 	{
 		.desc = "Speculative Store Bypassing Safe (SSBS)",
 		.capability = ARM64_SSBS,
-		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_WEAK_LOCAL_CPU_FEATURE,
+		.type = ARM64_CPUCAP_SYSTEM_FEATURE,
 		.matches = has_cpuid_feature,
 		.sys_reg = SYS_ID_AA64PFR1_EL1,
 		.field_pos = ID_AA64PFR1_SSBS_SHIFT,