diff --git a/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c b/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
index 249caf8..c961d62 100644
--- a/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
+++ b/plat/common/plat_gicv3.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@
 #pragma weak plat_ic_acknowledge_interrupt
 #pragma weak plat_ic_end_of_interrupt
 
+/* In AArch32, the secure group1 interrupts are targeted to Secure PL1 */
+#ifdef AARCH32
+#define IS_IN_EL1()	IS_IN_SECURE()
+#endif
+
 /*
  * This function returns the highest priority pending interrupt at
  * the Interrupt controller