diff --git a/plat/arm/board/a5ds/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/a5ds/platform.mk
index 6fcf080..3ed7a63 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/a5ds/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/a5ds/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@
 
 NEED_BL32 := yes
 
+ifeq (${AARCH32_SP},none)
+    $(error Variable AARCH32_SP has to be set for AArch32)
+endif
+
 MULTI_CONSOLE_API		:=	1
 
 ARM_DISABLE_TRUSTED_WDOG	:=	1
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
 
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
index 6ac4e09..9104838 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/platform.mk
@@ -407,10 +407,6 @@
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_stack_protector.c
 endif
 
-ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
-    NEED_BL32 := yes
-endif
-
 # Enable the dynamic translation tables library.
 ifeq ($(filter 1,${RESET_TO_BL2} ${ARM_XLAT_TABLES_LIB_V1}),)
     ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp_ve/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/fvp_ve/platform.mk
index f7eace8..79cf356 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp_ve/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp_ve/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019-2021, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2019-2023, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
 
 NEED_BL32 := yes
 
+ifeq (${AARCH32_SP},none)
+    $(error Variable AARCH32_SP has to be set for AArch32)
+endif
+
 # Modification of arm_common.mk
 
 # Process ARM_DISABLE_TRUSTED_WDOG flag
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index 4914553..41d1b66 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
 
 include common/fdt_wrappers.mk
 
+ifeq (${ARCH},aarch32)
+    ifeq (${AARCH32_SP},none)
+        $(error Variable AARCH32_SP has to be set for AArch32)
+    endif
+endif
+
 ifeq (${ARCH}, aarch64)
   # On ARM standard platorms, the TSP can execute from Trusted SRAM, Trusted
   # DRAM (if available) or the TZC secured area of DRAM.