diff --git a/plat/arm/board/corstone700/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/corstone700/platform.mk
index 75833f6..d6d3bef 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/corstone700/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/corstone700/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2022, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 NEED_BL32		:=	yes
 
+ifeq (${AARCH32_SP},none)
+    $(error Variable AARCH32_SP has to be set for AArch32)
+endif
+
 # Include GICv2 driver files
 include drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2.mk