diff --git a/plat/common/plat_log_common.c b/plat/common/plat_log_common.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+
+/* Allow platforms to override the log prefix string */
+#pragma weak plat_log_get_prefix
+
+static const char *prefix_str[] = {
+	"ERROR:   ", "NOTICE:  ", "WARNING: ", "INFO:    ", "VERBOSE: "};
+
+const char *plat_log_get_prefix(unsigned int log_level)
+{
+	if (log_level < LOG_LEVEL_ERROR)
+		log_level = LOG_LEVEL_ERROR;
+	else if (log_level > LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE)
+		log_level = LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE;
+
+	return prefix_str[(log_level/10) - 1];
+}