diff --git a/plat/rpi3/platform.mk b/plat/rpi3/platform.mk
index 2f18af6..4276c84 100644
--- a/plat/rpi3/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/rpi3/platform.mk
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@
 # BL33 images are in AArch64 by default
 RPI3_BL33_IN_AARCH32		:= 0
 
+# Assume that BL33 isn't the Linux kernel by default
+RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT		:= 0
+
 # BL32 location
 RPI3_BL32_RAM_LOCATION	:= tdram
 ifeq (${RPI3_BL32_RAM_LOCATION}, tsram)
@@ -129,9 +132,17 @@
 
 $(eval $(call add_define,RPI3_BL32_RAM_LOCATION_ID))
 $(eval $(call add_define,RPI3_BL33_IN_AARCH32))
+$(eval $(call add_define,RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT))
+$(eval $(call add_define,RPI3_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE))
 
 # Verify build config
 # -------------------
+#
+ifneq (${RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT}, 0)
+  ifndef RPI3_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE
+    $(error Error: RPI3_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE needed if RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT=1)
+  endif
+endif
 
 ifneq (${LOAD_IMAGE_V2}, 1)
   $(error Error: rpi3 needs LOAD_IMAGE_V2=1)
diff --git a/plat/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c b/plat/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
index 4ea1bcf..5bbb13c 100644
--- a/plat/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/rpi3/rpi3_bl31_setup.c
@@ -96,6 +96,34 @@
 	if (bl33_image_ep_info.pc == 0) {
 		panic();
 	}
+
+#if RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT
+# if RPI3_BL33_IN_AARCH32
+	/*
+	 * According to the file ``Documentation/arm/Booting`` of the Linux
+	 * kernel tree, Linux expects:
+	 * r0 = 0
+	 * r1 = machine type number, optional in DT-only platforms (~0 if so)
+	 * r2 = Physical address of the device tree blob
+	 */
+	VERBOSE("rpi3: Preparing to boot 32-bit Linux kernel\n");
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg0 = 0U;
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg1 = ~0U;
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg2 = (u_register_t) RPI3_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE;
+# else
+	/*
+	 * According to the file ``Documentation/arm64/booting.txt`` of the
+	 * Linux kernel tree, Linux expects the physical address of the device
+	 * tree blob (DTB) in x0, while x1-x3 are reserved for future use and
+	 * must be 0.
+	 */
+	VERBOSE("rpi3: Preparing to boot 64-bit Linux kernel\n");
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg0 = (u_register_t) RPI3_PRELOADED_DTB_BASE;
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg1 = 0ULL;
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg2 = 0ULL;
+	bl33_image_ep_info.args.arg3 = 0ULL;
+# endif /* RPI3_BL33_IN_AARCH32 */
+#endif /* RPI3_DIRECT_LINUX_BOOT */
 }
 
 void bl31_plat_arch_setup(void)