diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/include/imx8mp_private.h b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mp/include/imx8mp_private.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2021, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef IMX8MP_PRIVATE_H
+#define IMX8MP_PRIVATE_H
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Function and variable prototypes
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void plat_imx_io_setup(void);
+
+#endif /* IMX8MP_PRIVATE_H */