diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/sgi575.conf b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/sgi575.conf
index 7f2a285a..3c2c94b6 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/sgi575.conf
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/sgi575.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ require conf/machine/include/arm/armv8-2a/tune-cortexa75.inc
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "virtual/control-processor-firmware"
 
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "trusted-firmware-a"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_trusted-firmware-a ?= "2.9.%"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE ?= "Image"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"