diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
index d760312..d131bb9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -218,7 +218,11 @@
 	 * tree blob (DTB) in x0, while x1-x3 are reserved for future use and
 	 * must be 0.
 	 */
+#if RESET_TO_BL31
 	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg0 = (u_register_t)ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE;
+#else
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg0 = (u_register_t)hw_config;
+#endif
 	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg1 = 0U;
 	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg2 = 0U;
 	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg3 = 0U;
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index dc8c6d0..ae9afb7 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@
   ifndef PRELOADED_BL33_BASE
     $(error "PRELOADED_BL33_BASE must be set if ARM_LINUX_KERNEL_AS_BL33 is used.")
   endif
-  ifndef ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE
-    $(error "ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE must be set if ARM_LINUX_KERNEL_AS_BL33 is used.")
+  ifeq (${RESET_TO_BL31},1)
+    ifndef ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE
+      $(error "ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE must be set if ARM_LINUX_KERNEL_AS_BL33 is
+       used with RESET_TO_BL31.")
+    endif
+    $(eval $(call add_define,ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE))
   endif
-  $(eval $(call add_define,ARM_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE))
 endif
 
 # Arm Ethos-N NPU SiP service