diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t186/plat_setup.c b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t186/plat_setup.c
index c216b5d..03182d7 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t186/plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/soc/t186/plat_setup.c
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@
 	uint64_t impl, val;
 	const plat_params_from_bl2_t *plat_params = bl31_get_plat_params();
 
+	/* Verify chip id is t186 */
+	assert(tegra_chipid_is_t186());
+
 	/* sanity check MCE firmware compatibility */
 	mce_verify_firmware_version();