diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index 5d33954..2d41b2d 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@
 		--script $(LINKERFILE) $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o \
 		$(OBJS) $(LDPATHS) $(LIBWRAPPER) $(LDLIBS) $(BL_LIBS)
 endif
+ifeq ($(DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION),1)
+	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
+	@echo "Built $$@ successfully"
+	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
+endif
 
 $(DUMP): $(ELF)
 	$${ECHO} "  OD      $$@"
@@ -451,7 +456,11 @@
 	@${ECHO_BLANK_LINE}
 
 .PHONY: bl$(1)
+ifeq ($(DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION),1)
+bl$(1): $(ELF) $(DUMP)
+else
 bl$(1): $(BIN) $(DUMP)
+endif
 
 all: bl$(1)
 
diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index be84f77..dc797ed 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 # Build platform
 DEFAULT_PLAT			:= fvp
 
+# Disable the generation of the binary image (ELF only).
+DISABLE_BIN_GENERATION		:= 0
+
 # Enable capability to disable authentication dynamically. Only meant for
 # development platforms.
 DYN_DISABLE_AUTH		:= 0