diff --git a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_private.h b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_private.h
index 159d071..085a0c2 100644
--- a/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_private.h
+++ b/lib/xlat_tables/xlat_tables_private.h
@@ -32,10 +32,31 @@
 #define __XLAT_TABLES_PRIVATE_H__
 
 #include <cassert.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
 #include <utils.h>
 
-/* The virtual address space size must be a power of two. */
-CASSERT(IS_POWER_OF_TWO(ADDR_SPACE_SIZE), assert_valid_addr_space_size);
+/*
+ * If the platform hasn't defined a physical and a virtual address space size
+ * default to ADDR_SPACE_SIZE.
+ */
+#if ERROR_DEPRECATED
+# ifdef ADDR_SPACE_SIZE
+#  error "ADDR_SPACE_SIZE is deprecated. Use PLAT_xxx_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE instead."
+# endif
+#elif defined(ADDR_SPACE_SIZE)
+# ifndef PLAT_PHY_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE
+#  define PLAT_PHY_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE	ADDR_SPACE_SIZE
+# endif
+# ifndef PLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE
+#  define PLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE	ADDR_SPACE_SIZE
+# endif
+#endif
+
+/* The virtual and physical address space sizes must be powers of two. */
+CASSERT(IS_POWER_OF_TWO(PLAT_VIRT_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE),
+	assert_valid_virt_addr_space_size);
+CASSERT(IS_POWER_OF_TWO(PLAT_PHY_ADDR_SPACE_SIZE),
+	assert_valid_phy_addr_space_size);
 
 void print_mmap(void);
 void init_xlation_table(uintptr_t base_va, uint64_t *table,