diff --git a/plat/nxp/soc-ls1088a/soc.mk b/plat/nxp/soc-ls1088a/soc.mk
index 83ac9d0..6e39461 100644
--- a/plat/nxp/soc-ls1088a/soc.mk
+++ b/plat/nxp/soc-ls1088a/soc.mk
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
 # For Security Features
 DISABLE_FUSE_WRITE	:= 1
+$(eval $(call SET_NXP_MAKE_FLAG,SMMU_NEEDED,BL2))
 ifeq (${TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT}, 1)
 ifeq (${GENERATE_COT},1)
 # Save Keys to be used by DDR FIP image
 SAVE_KEYS=1
 endif
-$(eval $(call SET_NXP_MAKE_FLAG,SMMU_NEEDED,BL2))
 $(eval $(call SET_NXP_MAKE_FLAG,SFP_NEEDED,BL2))
 $(eval $(call SET_NXP_MAKE_FLAG,SNVS_NEEDED,BL2))
 # Used by create_pbl tool to