diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index 4a3f541..a55e729 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@
 # For including the Secure Partition Manager
 ENABLE_SPM			:= 0
 
+# Use the deprecated SPM based on MM
+SPM_DEPRECATED			:= 1
+
 # 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