diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ee2275209..3b2e12091 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ $(eval $(call assert_boolean,CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,DEBUG))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,DISABLE_PEDANTIC))
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ENABLE_AMU))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ENABLE_ASSERTIONS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,ENABLE_PLAT_COMPAT))
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ $(eval $(call add_define,ARM_GIC_ARCH))
 $(eval $(call add_define,COLD_BOOT_SINGLE_CPU))
 $(eval $(call add_define,CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS))
 $(eval $(call add_define,CTX_INCLUDE_FPREGS))
+$(eval $(call add_define,EL3_EXCEPTION_HANDLING))
 $(eval $(call add_define,ENABLE_AMU))
 $(eval $(call add_define,ENABLE_ASSERTIONS))
 $(eval $(call add_define,ENABLE_PLAT_COMPAT))