diff --git a/plat/common/plat_bl2_el3_common.c b/plat/common/plat_bl2_el3_common.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <arch_helpers.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <bl_common.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+/*
+ * The following platform functions are weakly defined. They
+ * are default implementations that allow BL2 to compile in
+ * absence of real definitions. The Platforms may override
+ * with more complex definitions.
+ */
+#pragma weak bl2_el3_plat_prepare_exit
+
+void bl2_el3_plat_prepare_exit(void)
+{
+}