diff --git a/plat/nxp/common/setup/include/plat_common.h b/plat/nxp/common/setup/include/plat_common.h
index 97a9cb7..484ddcf 100644
--- a/plat/nxp/common/setup/include/plat_common.h
+++ b/plat/nxp/common/setup/include/plat_common.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 typedef struct {
 	uint64_t num_dram_regions;
-	uint64_t total_dram_size;
+	int64_t total_dram_size;
 	region_info_t region[NUM_DRAM_REGIONS];
 } dram_regions_info_t;
 
diff --git a/plat/nxp/common/setup/ls_bl2_el3_setup.c b/plat/nxp/common/setup/ls_bl2_el3_setup.c
index 6428eb9..5b5144d 100644
--- a/plat/nxp/common/setup/ls_bl2_el3_setup.c
+++ b/plat/nxp/common/setup/ls_bl2_el3_setup.c
@@ -279,10 +279,12 @@
 
 	soc_preload_setup();
 
-	if (dram_regions_info.total_dram_size < NXP_DRAM0_SIZE) {
-		NOTICE("ERROR: DRAM0 Size is not correctly configured.");
+#ifdef DDR_INIT
+	if (dram_regions_info.total_dram_size <= 0) {
+		ERROR("Asserting as the DDR is not initialized yet.");
 		assert(false);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	if ((dram_regions_info.region[0].addr == 0)
 		&& (dram_regions_info.total_dram_size > 0)) {