diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c3303f..3bf9796 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@
 # Flag to introduce an infinite loop in BL1 just before it exits into the next
 # image. This is meant to help debugging the post-BL2 phase.
 SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT		:= 0
+# Build PL011 UART driver in minimal generic UART mode
+PL011_GENERIC_UART		:= 0
 
 
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@@ -365,6 +367,7 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ERROR_DEPRECATED))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ENABLE_PLAT_COMPAT))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT))
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,PL011_GENERIC_UART))
 
 
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@@ -393,6 +396,7 @@
 ifdef EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE
 $(eval $(call add_define,EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE))
 endif
+$(eval $(call add_define,PL011_GENERIC_UART))
 
 
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