diff --git a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
index 93a0203..cdbb9ca 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spmd/spmd_main.c
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@
 				 uint64_t x4,
 				 void *handle)
 {
-	uint32_t secure_state_in = (secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
-	uint32_t secure_state_out = (!secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
+	unsigned int secure_state_in = (secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
+	unsigned int secure_state_out = (!secure_origin) ? SECURE : NON_SECURE;
 
 	/* Save incoming security state */
 	cm_el1_sysregs_context_save(secure_state_in);
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@
 		 FFA_PARAM_MBZ, FFA_PARAM_MBZ);
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * spmd_is_spmc_message
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static bool spmd_is_spmc_message(unsigned int ep)
+{
+	return ((ffa_endpoint_destination(ep) == SPMD_DIRECT_MSG_ENDPOINT_ID)
+		&& (ffa_endpoint_source(ep) == spmc_attrs.spmc_id));
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  * This function handles all SMCs in the range reserved for FFA. Each call is
  * either forwarded to the other security state or handled by the SPM dispatcher