diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
index 001443c6f..5e2f8e299 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ MARVELL_DRV_BASE		:= drivers/marvell
 MARVELL_COMMON_BASE		:= $(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common
 HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST		:= 1
 
+include plat/marvell/marvell.mk
+
 #*********** A3700 *************
 
 # GICV3
@@ -67,8 +69,6 @@ ifneq (${WTP},)
 DOIMAGEPATH	:= $(WTP)
 DOIMAGETOOL	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux/release/TBB_linux
 
-include plat/marvell/marvell.mk
-
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
 DOIMAGE_CFG	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/atf-tim.txt
 IMAGESPATH	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/tim/trusted
@@ -125,10 +125,7 @@ $(DOIMAGETOOL):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(CRYPTOPP_PATH) -f GNUmakefile
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux -f TBB_linux.mak LIBDIR=$(CRYPTOPP_PATH)
 
-mrvl_flash: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME} ${DOIMAGETOOL}
-	$(shell truncate -s %128K ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl1.bin)
-	$(shell cat ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl1.bin ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME} > ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE})
-	$(shell truncate -s %4 ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE})
+mrvl_flash: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE} ${DOIMAGETOOL}
 	$(if $(value MV_DDR_PATH),,$(error "Platform '${PLAT}' for target '$@' requires MV_DDR_PATH. Please set MV_DDR_PATH to point to the right directory"))
 	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${DOIMAGEPATH} WTMI_IMG=$(WTMI_IMG) MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_PATH)
 	$(shell truncate -s %4 $(WTMI_IMG))
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
index c8273265e..58394a46f 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
@@ -160,8 +160,6 @@ ${DOIMAGETOOL}: mrvl_clean
 	@$(DOIMAGE_LIBS_CHECK)
 	${Q}${MAKE} --no-print-directory -C ${DOIMAGEPATH}
 
-mrvl_flash: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME} ${DOIMAGETOOL} ${BUILD_PLAT}/ble.bin
-	$(shell truncate -s %128K ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl1.bin)
-	$(shell cat ${BUILD_PLAT}/bl1.bin ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FIP_NAME} > ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE})
+mrvl_flash: ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE} ${DOIMAGETOOL}
 	${DOIMAGETOOL} ${DOIMAGE_FLAGS} ${BUILD_PLAT}/${BOOT_IMAGE} ${BUILD_PLAT}/${FLASH_IMAGE}
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
index af149fa08..7f8dffa00 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/common/marvell_common.mk
@@ -85,3 +85,12 @@ endif
 ifeq (${MSS_SUPPORT}, 1)
 include $(MARVELL_PLAT_BASE)/common/mss/mss_common.mk
 endif
+
+$(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/bl1.bin $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FIP_NAME)
+	@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; }
+	@truncate -s %4 $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) || { rm -f $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE); false; }
+	@echo "Built $@ successfully"
+
+mrvl_bootimage: $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE)