diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
index 9d4cca114..e5ee710a6 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ include $(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common/mss/mss_common.mk
 endif
 
 $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/bl1.bin $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FIP_NAME)
+	$(if $(shell find $(BUILD_PLAT)/bl1.bin -type f -size +128k),$(error "Image '$(BUILD_PLAT)/bl1.bin' is bigger than 128kB"))
 	@cp $(BUILD_PLAT)/bl1.bin $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) || { rm -f $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE); false; }
 	@truncate -s %128K $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) || { rm -f $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE); false; }
 	@cat $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FIP_NAME) >> $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) || { rm -f $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE); false; }