diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
index c3de0bbf0e9a..659e5a6257a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cpucaps.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #define ARM64_WORKAROUND_1463225		33
 #define ARM64_SSBS				34
 
-#define ARM64_NCAPS				35
+/* kabi: reserve 35 - 62 for future cpu capabilities */
+#define ARM64_NCAPS				62
 
 #endif /* __ASM_CPUCAPS_H */