diff --git a/bl32/optee/optee.mk b/bl32/optee/optee.mk
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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+# This makefile only aims at complying with ARM Trusted Firmware build process so
+# that "optee" is a valid ARM Trusted Firmware AArch32 Secure Playload identifier.
+
+ifneq ($(ARCH),aarch32)
+$(error This directory targets AArch32 support)
+endif
+
+$(eval $(call add_define,AARCH32_SP_OPTEE))
+
+$(info ARM Trusted Firmware built for OP-TEE payload support)