diff --git a/plat/nxp/common/plat_make_helper/plat_build_macros.mk b/plat/nxp/common/plat_make_helper/plat_build_macros.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bba5e36ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/nxp/common/plat_make_helper/plat_build_macros.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2020, NXP.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+#
+#
+
+define	SET_NXP_MAKE_FLAG
+$1	:= yes
+$2_$1	:= yes
+endef