diff --git a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
index 5cb0660..250149b 100644
--- a/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
+++ b/plat/fvp/aarch64/fvp_helpers.S
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@
 	orr	x0, x0, x1
 	mov	x1, #VE_SYSREGS_BASE
 	add	x1, x1, #V2M_SYS_LED
-	str	x0, [x1]
+	str	w0, [x1]
 	ret