diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ec8472..1069cd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 BASE_COMMIT		:= origin/master
 # NS timer register save and restore
 NS_TIMER_SWITCH		:= 0
+# By default, Bl1 acts as the reset handler, not BL31
+RESET_TO_BL31		:= 0
 
 
 # Checkpatch ignores
@@ -178,6 +180,10 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,NS_TIMER_SWITCH))
 $(eval $(call add_define,NS_TIMER_SWITCH))
 
+# Process RESET_TO_BL31 flag
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,RESET_TO_BL31))
+$(eval $(call add_define,RESET_TO_BL31))
+
 ASFLAGS			+= 	-nostdinc -ffreestanding -Wa,--fatal-warnings	\
 				-mgeneral-regs-only -D__ASSEMBLY__		\
 				${DEFINES} ${INCLUDES}