diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
index 8cd8929bbfdf..9ec559156508 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm/arm-smmu-v3/arm-smmu-v3-iommufd.c
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ static int arm_smmu_attach_dev_nested(struct iommu_domain *domain,
 	 * config bit here base this off the EATS value in the STE. If the EATS
 	 * is set then the VM must generate ATC flushes.
 	 */
-	state.disable_ats = !nested_domain->enable_ats;
+	if (FIELD_GET(STRTAB_STE_0_CFG, le64_to_cpu(nested_domain->ste[0])) ==
+	    STRTAB_STE_0_CFG_S1_TRANS)
+		state.disable_ats = !nested_domain->enable_ats;
 	ret = arm_smmu_attach_prepare(&state, domain);
 	if (ret) {
 		mutex_unlock(&arm_smmu_asid_lock);