diff --git a/realm/realm_interrupt.c b/realm/realm_interrupt.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <debug.h>
+
+/* dummy interrupt handler as for now*/
+void realm_interrupt_handler(void)
+{
+	INFO("%s\n", __func__);
+}