diff --git a/plat/ti/k3/board/generic/board.mk b/plat/ti/k3/board/generic/board.mk
index c5bd1ec..ef74cd6 100644
--- a/plat/ti/k3/board/generic/board.mk
+++ b/plat/ti/k3/board/generic/board.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 K3_HW_CONFIG_BASE ?= 0x82000000
 $(eval $(call add_define,K3_HW_CONFIG_BASE))
 
+# Define sec_proxy usage as the full prioritized communication scheme
+K3_SEC_PROXY_LITE	:=	0
+$(eval $(call add_define,K3_SEC_PROXY_LITE))
+
 # System coherency is managed in hardware
 USE_COHERENT_MEM	:=	1