diff --git a/docs/user-guide.md b/docs/user-guide.md
index e692913..7fd7658 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide.md
@@ -471,6 +471,10 @@
     set to 1 then Trusted Firmware will detect if an earlier version is in use.
     Default is 1.
 
+*   `CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES`: Boolean flag, which when set, adds SCP_BL2 and
+    SCP_BL2U to the FIP and FWU_FIP respectively, and enables them to be loaded
+    during boot. Default is 1.
+
 #### ARM FVP platform specific build options
 
 *   `FVP_USE_GIC_DRIVER`   : Selects the GIC driver to be built. Options:
diff --git a/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_def.h b/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_def.h
index 79bb44c..aa802a5 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_def.h
+++ b/include/plat/arm/css/common/css_def.h
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@
  ************************************************************************/
 
 /*
+ * The loading of SCP images(SCP_BL2 or SCP_BL2U) is done if there
+ * respective base addresses are defined (i.e SCP_BL2_BASE, SCP_BL2U_BASE).
+ * Hence, `CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES` needs to be set to 1 if BL2 needs to load
+ * an SCP_BL2/SCP_BL2U image.
+ */
+#if CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES
+/*
  * Load address of SCP_BL2 in CSS platform ports
  * SCP_BL2 is loaded to the same place as BL31.  Once SCP_BL2 is transferred to the
  * SCP, it is discarded and BL31 is loaded over the top.
@@ -104,6 +111,7 @@
 #define SCP_BL2_BASE			BL31_BASE
 
 #define SCP_BL2U_BASE			BL31_BASE
+#endif /* CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES */
 
 #define PLAT_ARM_SHARED_RAM_CACHED	MHU_PAYLOAD_CACHED
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
index 6a8773d..65e125e 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/css/common/css_common.mk
@@ -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:
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 # POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 
+
+# By default, SCP images are needed by CSS platforms.
+CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES	?=	1
+
 PLAT_INCLUDES		+=	-Iinclude/plat/arm/css/common			\
 				-Iinclude/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64
 
@@ -38,12 +42,10 @@
 
 BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2_setup.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_mhu.c			\
-				plat/arm/css/common/css_scp_bootloader.c	\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_scpi.c
 
 BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_bl2u_setup.c		\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_mhu.c			\
-				plat/arm/css/common/css_scp_bootloader.c	\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_scpi.c
 
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_mhu.c			\
@@ -51,17 +53,25 @@
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_scpi.c			\
 				plat/arm/css/common/css_topology.c
 
-ifneq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT},0)
-$(eval $(call FWU_FIP_ADD_IMG,SCP_BL2U,--scp-fwu-cfg))
-endif
 
 ifneq (${RESET_TO_BL31},0)
   $(error "Using BL31 as the reset vector is not supported on CSS platforms. \
   Please set RESET_TO_BL31 to 0.")
 endif
 
-# Subsystems require a SCP_BL2 image
-$(eval $(call FIP_ADD_IMG,SCP_BL2,--scp-fw))
+# Process CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES flag
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES))
+$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES))
+
+ifeq (${CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES},1)
+  $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_IMG,SCP_BL2,--scp-fw))
+  ifneq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT},0)
+    $(eval $(call FWU_FIP_ADD_IMG,SCP_BL2U,--scp-fwu-cfg))
+  endif
+
+  BL2U_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_scp_bootloader.c
+  BL2_SOURCES		+=	plat/arm/css/common/css_scp_bootloader.c
+endif
 
 # Enable option to detect whether the SCP ROM firmware in use predates version
 # 1.7.0 and therefore, is incompatible.