diff --git a/plat/arm/board/diphda/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/diphda/platform.mk
index 62d7184..5ff0862 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/diphda/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/diphda/platform.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 				-Iinclude/plat/arm/common			\
 				-Iinclude/plat/arm/css/common/aarch64
 
+
+DIPHDA_FW_NVCTR_VAL	:=	255
+TFW_NVCTR_VAL		:=	${DIPHDA_FW_NVCTR_VAL}
+NTFW_NVCTR_VAL		:=	${DIPHDA_FW_NVCTR_VAL}
+
 override NEED_BL1	:=	no
 
 override NEED_BL2	:=	yes
@@ -64,5 +69,8 @@
 # Adding TARGET_PLATFORM as a GCC define (-D option)
 $(eval $(call add_define,TARGET_PLATFORM_$(call uppercase,${TARGET_PLATFORM})))
 
+# Adding DIPHDA_FW_NVCTR_VAL as a GCC define (-D option)
+$(eval $(call add_define,DIPHDA_FW_NVCTR_VAL))
+
 include plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
 include plat/arm/board/common/board_common.mk