diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
index c82ebfc..4d072e1 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@
 	ret
 endfunc cortex_a57_cpu_reg_dump
 
-
-declare_cpu_ops cortex_a57, CORTEX_A57_MIDR, \
+declare_cpu_ops_workaround_cve_2017_5715 cortex_a57, CORTEX_A57_MIDR, \
 	cortex_a57_reset_func, \
+	check_errata_cve_2017_5715, \
 	cortex_a57_core_pwr_dwn, \
 	cortex_a57_cluster_pwr_dwn
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a72.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a72.S
index 199820c..29fa77b 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a72.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a72.S
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@
 	ret
 endfunc cortex_a72_cpu_reg_dump
 
-
-declare_cpu_ops cortex_a72, CORTEX_A72_MIDR, \
+declare_cpu_ops_workaround_cve_2017_5715 cortex_a72, CORTEX_A72_MIDR, \
 	cortex_a72_reset_func, \
+	check_errata_cve_2017_5715, \
 	cortex_a72_core_pwr_dwn, \
 	cortex_a72_cluster_pwr_dwn
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a73.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a73.S
index 63d16f9..0a961ea 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a73.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a73.S
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@
 	ret
 endfunc cortex_a73_cpu_reg_dump
 
-declare_cpu_ops cortex_a73, CORTEX_A73_MIDR, \
+declare_cpu_ops_workaround_cve_2017_5715 cortex_a73, CORTEX_A73_MIDR, \
 	cortex_a73_reset_func, \
+	check_errata_cve_2017_5715, \
 	cortex_a73_core_pwr_dwn, \
 	cortex_a73_cluster_pwr_dwn
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a75.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a75.S
index d102795..288f5af 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a75.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a75.S
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 	ret
 endfunc cortex_a75_cpu_reg_dump
 
-declare_cpu_ops cortex_a75, CORTEX_A75_MIDR, \
+declare_cpu_ops_workaround_cve_2017_5715 cortex_a75, CORTEX_A75_MIDR, \
 	cortex_a75_reset_func, \
+	check_errata_cve_2017_5715, \
 	cortex_a75_core_pwr_dwn
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
index ae1c3c2..5a9226d 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #include <arch.h>
 #include <asm_macros.S>
 #include <assert_macros.S>
-#if defined(IMAGE_BL31) || (defined(IMAGE_BL2) && BL2_AT_EL3)
 #include <cpu_data.h>
-#endif
 #include <cpu_macros.S>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <errata_report.h>
@@ -281,3 +279,36 @@
 	br	x1
 endfunc print_errata_status
 #endif
+
+/*
+ * int check_workaround_cve_2017_5715(void);
+ *
+ * This function returns:
+ *  - ERRATA_APPLIES when firmware mitigation is required.
+ *  - ERRATA_NOT_APPLIES when firmware mitigation is _not_ required.
+ *  - ERRATA_MISSING when firmware mitigation would be required but
+ *    is not compiled in.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Must be called only after cpu_ops have been initialized
+ *       in per-CPU data.
+ */
+	.globl	check_workaround_cve_2017_5715
+func check_workaround_cve_2017_5715
+	mrs	x0, tpidr_el3
+#if ENABLE_ASSERTIONS
+	cmp	x0, #0
+	ASM_ASSERT(ne)
+#endif
+	ldr	x0, [x0, #CPU_DATA_CPU_OPS_PTR]
+	ldr	x0, [x0, #CPU_EXTRA1_FUNC]
+	/*
+	 * If the reserved function pointer is NULL, this CPU
+	 * is unaffected by CVE-2017-5715 so bail out.
+	 */
+	cmp	x0, #0
+	beq	1f
+	br	x0
+1:
+	mov	x0, #ERRATA_NOT_APPLIES
+	ret
+endfunc check_workaround_cve_2017_5715