diff --git a/drivers/nxp/auth/tbbr/tbbr_cot.c b/drivers/nxp/auth/tbbr/tbbr_cot.c
index bb21fa0..ac4595f 100644
--- a/drivers/nxp/auth/tbbr/tbbr_cot.c
+++ b/drivers/nxp/auth/tbbr/tbbr_cot.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2023, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Copyright 2020 NXP
  *
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#include <common/tbbr/cot_def.h>
 #include <drivers/auth/auth_mod.h>
 
 #if USE_TBBR_DEFS
diff --git a/include/common/tbbr/cot_def.h b/include/common/tbbr/cot_def.h
index 7823ff3..822c474 100644
--- a/include/common/tbbr/cot_def.h
+++ b/include/common/tbbr/cot_def.h
@@ -7,7 +7,14 @@
 #ifndef COT_DEF_H
 #define COT_DEF_H
 
+/*
+ * Guard here with availability of mbedtls config since PLAT=lx2162aqds
+ * uses custom tbbr from 'drivers/nxp/auth/tbbr/tbbr_cot.c'  and also may
+ * build without mbedtls folder only with TRUSTED_BOOT enabled.
+ */
+#ifdef MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
 #include <mbedtls/version.h>
+#endif
 
 /* TBBR CoT definitions */
 #if defined(SPD_spmd)