diff --git a/group/tf-l1-build-plat/msm8916-default:nil b/group/tf-l1-build-plat/msm8916-default:nil
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35f8713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/group/tf-l1-build-plat/msm8916-default:nil
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
diff --git a/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make b/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
index f2358f0..7cf2850 100755
--- a/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
+++ b/script/tf-coverity/tf-cov-make
@@ -613,4 +613,7 @@
 clean_build PLAT=axg $(common_flags) SPD=opteed
 clean_build PLAT=axg $(common_flags) AML_USE_ATOS=1
 
+# QTI MSM8916 platform
+clean_build PLAT=msm8916 $(common_flags)
+
 cd ..
diff --git a/tf_config/msm8916-default b/tf_config/msm8916-default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e258d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tf_config/msm8916-default
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-none-elf-
+PLAT=msm8916