diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eed7c7a..e1bbb96 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SAVE_KEYS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT))
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,SPM_DEPRECATED))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_COHERENT_MEM))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_ROMLIB))
@@ -623,6 +624,7 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,SMCCC_MAJOR_VERSION))
 $(eval $(call add_define,SPD_${SPD}))
 $(eval $(call add_define,SPIN_ON_BL1_EXIT))
+$(eval $(call add_define,SPM_DEPRECATED))
 $(eval $(call add_define,TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT))
 $(eval $(call add_define,USE_COHERENT_MEM))
 $(eval $(call add_define,USE_ROMLIB))