diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a02f04b..da9eb9f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -809,6 +809,14 @@
 	BL2_RUNS_AT_EL3	:=	0
 endif
 
+# This internal flag is set to 1 when Firmware First handling of External aborts
+# is required by lowe ELs. Currently only NS requires this support.
+ifeq ($(HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS),1)
+	FFH_SUPPORT := 1
+else
+	FFH_SUPPORT := 0
+endif
+
 $(eval $(call MAKE_PREREQ_DIR,${BUILD_PLAT}))
 
 ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MAJOR},7)
@@ -970,18 +978,9 @@
 # RAS_EXTENSION is deprecated, provide alternate build options
 ifeq ($(RAS_EXTENSION),1)
         $(error "RAS_EXTENSION is now deprecated, please use ENABLE_FEAT_RAS \
-        and RAS_FFH_SUPPORT instead")
+        and HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS instead")
 endif
 
-# RAS firmware first handling requires that EAs are handled in EL3 first
-ifeq ($(RAS_FFH_SUPPORT),1)
-	ifneq ($(ENABLE_FEAT_RAS),1)
-                $(error For RAS_FFH_SUPPORT, ENABLE_FEAT_RAS must also be 1)
-	endif
-	ifneq ($(HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS),1)
-                $(error For RAS_FFH_SUPPORT, HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST_NS must also be 1)
-	endif
-endif #(RAS_FFH_SUPPORT)
 
 # When FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT is used, require that FEAT_RAS is enabled
 ifeq ($(FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT),1)
@@ -1284,6 +1283,7 @@
 	ENABLE_SME_FOR_SWD \
 	ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD \
 	ENABLE_FEAT_RAS	\
+	FFH_SUPPORT	\
 	ERROR_DEPRECATED \
 	FAULT_INJECTION_SUPPORT \
 	GENERATE_COT \
@@ -1338,7 +1338,6 @@
 	ERRATA_ABI_SUPPORT \
 	ERRATA_NON_ARM_INTERCONNECT \
 	CONDITIONAL_CMO \
-	RAS_FFH_SUPPORT \
 	PSA_CRYPTO	\
 	ENABLE_CONSOLE_GETC \
 )))
@@ -1444,6 +1443,7 @@
 	ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS \
 	ENABLE_SVE_FOR_SWD \
 	ENABLE_FEAT_RAS \
+	FFH_SUPPORT \
 	ENCRYPT_BL31 \
 	ENCRYPT_BL32 \
 	ERROR_DEPRECATED \
@@ -1461,7 +1461,6 @@
 	PROGRAMMABLE_RESET_ADDRESS \
 	PSCI_EXTENDED_STATE_ID \
 	PSCI_OS_INIT_MODE \
-	RAS_FFH_SUPPORT \
 	RESET_TO_BL31 \
 	SEPARATE_CODE_AND_RODATA \
 	SEPARATE_BL2_NOLOAD_REGION \