diff --git a/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst b/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
index c9f5e8224..09b4fa4c3 100644
--- a/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
@@ -129,19 +129,16 @@ There are several build options:
 
 - MV_DDR_PATH
 
-        For A7K/8K/CN913x, use this parameter to point to mv_ddr driver sources to allow BLE build. For A37x0,
-        it is used for ddr_tool build.
+        This parameter is required for ``mrvl_flash`` and ``mrvl_uart`` targets.
+        For A7K/8K/CN913x it is used for BLE build and for Armada37x0 it used
+        for ddr_tool build.
 
-        Usage example: MV_DDR_PATH=path/to/mv_ddr
+        Specify path to the full checkout of Marvell mv-ddr-marvell git
+        repository. Checkout must contain also .git subdirectory because
+        mv-ddr build process calls git commands.
 
-        The parameter is optional for A7K/8K/CN913x, when this parameter is not set, the mv_ddr
-        sources are expected to be located at: drivers/marvell/mv_ddr. However, the parameter
-        is necessary for A37x0.
-
-        For the mv_ddr source location, check the section "Tools and external components installation"
-
-        If MV_DDR_PATH source code is a git snapshot then provide path to the full git
-        repository (including .git subdir) because mv_ddr build process calls git commands.
+        Do not remove any parts of git checkout becuase build process and other
+        applications need them for correct building and version determination.
 
 - CP_NUM
 
@@ -236,12 +233,17 @@ There are several build options:
 
 - WTP
 
-        For Armada37x0 only, use this parameter to point to wtptools source code
-        directory, which can be found as a3700_utils.zip in the release. Usage
-        example: ``WTP=/path/to/a3700_utils``
+        For Armada37x0 only.
 
-        If WTP source code is a git snapshot then provide path to the full git
-        repository (including .git subdir) because WTP build process calls git commands.
+        Specify path to the full checkout of Marvell A3700-utils-marvell git
+        repository. Checkout must contain also .git subdirectory because WTP
+        build process calls git commands.
+
+        WTP build process uses also Marvell mv-ddr-marvell git repository
+        specified in MV_DDR_PATH option.
+
+        Do not remove any parts of git checkout becuase build process and other
+        applications need them for correct building and version determination.
 
 - CRYPTOPP_PATH
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
index 7d95e4827..0a8974293 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a3k/common/a3700_common.mk
@@ -74,44 +74,45 @@ endif
 ifdef WTP
 
 $(if $(wildcard $(value WTP)/*),,$(error "'WTP=$(value WTP)' was specified, but '$(value WTP)' directory does not exist"))
-$(if $(shell test -s "$(value WTP)/branch.txt" || git -C $(value WTP) rev-parse --show-cdup 2>&1),$(error "'WTP=$(value WTP)' was specified, but '$(value WTP)' does not contain valid Marvell a3700_utils release tarball nor git repository"))
+$(if $(shell git -C $(value WTP) rev-parse --show-cdup 2>&1),$(error "'WTP=$(value WTP)' was specified, but '$(value WTP)' does not contain valid A3700-utils-marvell git repository"))
 
-DOIMAGEPATH	:= $(WTP)
-DOIMAGETOOL	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux/release/TBB_linux
+TBB		:= $(WTP)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux/release/TBB_linux
 
 BUILD_UART	:= uart-images
 UART_IMAGE	:= $(BUILD_UART).tgz.bin
 
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
-DOIMAGE_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-tim.txt
-DOIMAGEUART_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-tim.txt
-IMAGESPATH	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/tim/trusted
-TIMNCFG		:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-timN.txt
-TIMNUARTCFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-timN.txt
-TIMNSIG		:= $(IMAGESPATH)/timnsign.txt
-TIM2IMGARGS	:= -i $(DOIMAGE_CFG) -n $(TIMNCFG)
-TIMN_IMAGE	:= $$(grep "Image Filename:" -m 1 $(TIMNCFG) | cut -c 17-)
+TIM_CFG		:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-tim.txt
+TIM_UART_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-tim.txt
+IMAGESPATH	:= $(WTP)/tim/trusted
+TIMN_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-timN.txt
+TIMN_UART_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-timN.txt
+TIMN_SIG	:= $(IMAGESPATH)/timnsign.txt
+TIM2IMGARGS	:= -i $(TIM_CFG) -n $(TIMN_CFG)
+TIMN_UART_IMAGE	:= $$(grep "Image Filename:" -m 1 $(TIMN_UART_CFG) | cut -c 17-)
 else #MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT
-DOIMAGE_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-ntim.txt
-DOIMAGEUART_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-ntim.txt
-IMAGESPATH	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/tim/untrusted
-TIM2IMGARGS	:= -i $(DOIMAGE_CFG)
+TIM_CFG		:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/atf-ntim.txt
+TIM_UART_CFG	:= $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/atf-ntim.txt
+IMAGESPATH	:= $(WTP)/tim/untrusted
+TIM2IMGARGS	:= -i $(TIM_CFG)
 endif #MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT
 
-TIMBUILD	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/script/buildtim.sh
-TIM2IMG		:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/script/tim2img.pl
-TIMDDRTOOL	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/tim/ddr/ddr_tool
+TIM_UART_IMAGE	:= $$(grep "Image Filename:" -m 1 $(TIM_UART_CFG) | cut -c 17-)
+
+TIMBUILD	:= $(WTP)/script/buildtim.sh
+TIM2IMG		:= $(WTP)/script/tim2img.pl
+TIMDDRTOOL	:= $(WTP)/tim/ddr/ddr_tool
 
 $(TIMBUILD): $(TIMDDRTOOL)
 
 # WTMI_IMG is used to specify the customized RTOS image running over
 # Service CPU (CM3 processor). By the default, it points to a
 # baremetal binary of fuse programming in A3700_utils.
-WTMI_IMG	:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtmi/fuse/build/fuse.bin
+WTMI_IMG	:= $(WTP)/wtmi/fuse/build/fuse.bin
 
 # WTMI_MULTI_IMG is composed of CM3 RTOS image (WTMI_IMG)
 # and sys-init image.
-WTMI_MULTI_IMG		:= $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtmi/build/wtmi.bin
+WTMI_MULTI_IMG		:= $(WTP)/wtmi/build/wtmi.bin
 
 WTMI_ENC_IMG		:= wtmi-enc.bin
 
@@ -124,16 +125,21 @@ DDR_TOPOLOGY		?= 0
 BOOTDEV			?= SPINOR
 PARTNUM			?= 0
 
-TIM_IMAGE		:= $$(grep "Image Filename:" -m 1 $(DOIMAGE_CFG) | cut -c 17-)
-TIMBLDARGS		:= $(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT) $(BOOTDEV) $(IMAGESPATH) $(DOIMAGEPATH) $(CLOCKSPRESET) \
-				$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) $(PARTNUM) $(DEBUG) $(DOIMAGE_CFG) $(TIMNCFG) $(TIMNSIG) 1
-TIMBLDUARTARGS		:= $(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT) UART $(IMAGESPATH) $(DOIMAGEPATH) $(CLOCKSPRESET) \
-				$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) 0 0 $(DOIMAGEUART_CFG) $(TIMNUARTCFG) $(TIMNSIG) 0
+TIMBLDARGS		:= $(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT) $(BOOTDEV) $(IMAGESPATH) $(WTP) $(CLOCKSPRESET) \
+				$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) $(PARTNUM) $(DEBUG) $(TIM_CFG) $(TIMN_CFG) $(TIMN_SIG) 1
+TIMBLDUARTARGS		:= $(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT) UART $(IMAGESPATH) $(WTP) $(CLOCKSPRESET) \
+				$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) 0 0 $(TIM_UART_CFG) $(TIMN_UART_CFG) $(TIMN_SIG) 0
+
+UART_IMAGES		:= $(BUILD_UART)/$(TIM_UART_IMAGE)
+ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
+UART_IMAGES		+= $(BUILD_UART)/$(TIMN_UART_IMAGE)
+endif
+UART_IMAGES		+= $(BUILD_UART)/wtmi_h.bin $(BUILD_UART)/boot-image_h.bin
 
 CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR		?= $(CRYPTOPP_PATH)
 CRYPTOPP_INCDIR		?= $(CRYPTOPP_PATH)
 
-$(DOIMAGETOOL): FORCE
+$(TBB): FORCE
 	$(if $(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR),,$(error "Platform '$(PLAT)' for WTP image tool requires CRYPTOPP_PATH or CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR. Please set CRYPTOPP_PATH or CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR to point to the right directory"))
 	$(if $(CRYPTOPP_INCDIR),,$(error "Platform '$(PLAT)' for WTP image tool requires CRYPTOPP_PATH or CRYPTOPP_INCDIR. Please set CRYPTOPP_PATH or CRYPTOPP_INCDIR to point to the right directory"))
 	$(if $(wildcard $(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR)/*),,$(error "Either 'CRYPTOPP_PATH' or 'CRYPTOPP_LIB' was set to '$(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR)', but '$(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR)' does not exist"))
@@ -141,10 +147,10 @@ $(DOIMAGETOOL): FORCE
 ifdef CRYPTOPP_PATH
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(CRYPTOPP_PATH) -f GNUmakefile
 endif
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux -f TBB_linux.mak LIBDIR=$(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR) INCDIR=$(CRYPTOPP_INCDIR)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(WTP)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux -f TBB_linux.mak LIBDIR=$(CRYPTOPP_LIBDIR) INCDIR=$(CRYPTOPP_INCDIR)
 
 $(WTMI_MULTI_IMG): FORCE
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH) WTMI_IMG=$(WTMI_IMG) DDR_TOPOLOGY=$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) CLOCKSPRESET=$(CLOCKSPRESET) WTMI
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(WTP) WTMI_IMG=$(WTMI_IMG) DDR_TOPOLOGY=$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) CLOCKSPRESET=$(CLOCKSPRESET) WTMI
 
 $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin: $(WTMI_MULTI_IMG)
 	$(Q)cp -a $(WTMI_MULTI_IMG) $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin
@@ -152,40 +158,40 @@ $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin: $(WTMI_MULTI_IMG)
 $(TIMDDRTOOL): FORCE
 	$(if $(value MV_DDR_PATH),,$(error "Platform '${PLAT}' for ddr tool requires MV_DDR_PATH. Please set MV_DDR_PATH to point to the right directory"))
 	$(if $(wildcard $(value MV_DDR_PATH)/*),,$(error "'MV_DDR_PATH=$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' was specified, but '$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' directory does not exist"))
-	$(if $(shell test -s "$(value MV_DDR_PATH)/branch.txt" || git -C $(value MV_DDR_PATH) rev-parse --show-cdup 2>&1),$(error "'MV_DDR_PATH=$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' was specified, but '$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' does not contain valid Marvell mv_ddr release tarball nor git repository"))
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH) MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_PATH) DDR_TOPOLOGY=$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) mv_ddr
+	$(if $(shell git -C $(value MV_DDR_PATH) rev-parse --show-cdup 2>&1),$(error "'MV_DDR_PATH=$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' was specified, but '$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' does not contain valid mv-ddr-marvell git repository"))
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(WTP) MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_PATH) DDR_TOPOLOGY=$(DDR_TOPOLOGY) mv_ddr
 
-$(BUILD_PLAT)/$(UART_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin $(DOIMAGETOOL) $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMDDRTOOL)
+$(BUILD_PLAT)/$(UART_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin $(TBB) $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMDDRTOOL)
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
 	@echo "Building uart images"
 	$(Q)mkdir -p $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)
 	$(Q)cp -a $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/wtmi.bin
 	$(Q)cp -a $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART)/$(BOOT_IMAGE)
 	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART) && $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMBLDUARTARGS)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(DOIMAGEUART_CFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(DOIMAGEUART_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIM_UART_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIM_UART_CFG)
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIMNUARTCFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMNUARTCFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIMN_UART_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMN_UART_CFG)
 endif
-	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART) && $(DOIMAGETOOL) -r $(DOIMAGEUART_CFG) -v -D
+	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART) && $(TBB) -r $(TIM_UART_CFG) -v -D
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
-	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART) && $(DOIMAGETOOL) -r $(TIMNUARTCFG)
+	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BUILD_UART) && $(TBB) -r $(TIMN_UART_CFG)
 endif
-	$(Q)tar czf $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(UART_IMAGE) -C $(BUILD_PLAT) $(BUILD_UART)/$(TIM_IMAGE) $(BUILD_UART)/wtmi_h.bin $(BUILD_UART)/boot-image_h.bin
+	$(Q)tar czf $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(UART_IMAGE) -C $(BUILD_PLAT) $(UART_IMAGES)
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
 	@echo "Built $@ successfully"
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
 
-$(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FLASH_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin $(DOIMAGETOOL) $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMDDRTOOL) $(TIM2IMG)
+$(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FLASH_IMAGE): $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(BOOT_IMAGE) $(BUILD_PLAT)/wtmi.bin $(TBB) $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMDDRTOOL) $(TIM2IMG)
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
 	@echo "Building flash image"
 	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(TIMBUILD) $(TIMBLDARGS)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(DOIMAGE_CFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(DOIMAGE_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIM_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIM_CFG)
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIMNCFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMNCFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|WTMI_IMG|wtmi.bin|1' $(TIMN_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|BOOT_IMAGE|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMN_CFG)
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
 	@echo "=======================================================";
 	@echo "  Secure boot. Encrypting wtmi and boot-image";
@@ -203,11 +209,11 @@ ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
 	-K `cat $(IMAGESPATH)/aes-256.txt` -nosalt \
 	-iv `cat $(IMAGESPATH)/iv.txt` -p
 endif
-	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(DOIMAGETOOL) -r $(DOIMAGE_CFG) -v -D
+	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(TBB) -r $(TIM_CFG) -v -D
 ifeq ($(MARVELL_SECURE_BOOT),1)
-	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(DOIMAGETOOL) -r $(TIMNCFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|wtmi.bin|$(WTMI_ENC_IMG)|1' $(TIMNCFG)
-	$(Q)sed -i 's|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|$(BOOT_ENC_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMNCFG)
+	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(TBB) -r $(TIMN_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|wtmi.bin|$(WTMI_ENC_IMG)|1' $(TIMN_CFG)
+	$(Q)sed -i 's|$(BOOT_IMAGE)|$(BOOT_ENC_IMAGE)|1' $(TIMN_CFG)
 endif
 	$(Q)cd $(BUILD_PLAT) && $(TIM2IMG) $(TIM2IMGARGS) -o $(BUILD_PLAT)/$(FLASH_IMAGE)
 	@$(ECHO_BLANK_LINE)
@@ -218,8 +224,8 @@ clean realclean distclean: mrvl_clean
 
 .PHONY: mrvl_clean
 mrvl_clean:
-	-$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH) MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_PATH) clean
-	-$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(DOIMAGEPATH)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux -f TBB_linux.mak clean
+	-$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(WTP) MV_DDR_PATH=$(MV_DDR_PATH) clean
+	-$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(WTP)/wtptp/src/TBB_Linux -f TBB_linux.mak clean
 ifdef CRYPTOPP_PATH
 	-$(Q)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory -C $(CRYPTOPP_PATH) -f GNUmakefile clean
 endif
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
index 90883f285..773b912d1 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ MARVELL_GIC_SOURCES	:=	drivers/arm/gic/common/gic_common.c	\
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES		:=	-I$(BOARD_DIR)				\
 				-I$(BOARD_DIR)/board			\
+				-I$(CURDIR)/drivers/marvell		\
 				-I$(PLAT_COMMON_BASE)/include		\
 				-I$(PLAT_INCLUDE_BASE)/common
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
index d6d72c15d..87e2ce020 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/ble/ble.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:     BSD-3-Clause
 # https://spdx.org/licenses
 
-MV_DDR_PATH		?=	drivers/marvell/mv_ddr
-
 MV_DDR_LIB		=	$(BUILD_PLAT)/ble/mv_ddr_lib.a
 LIBC_LIB		=	$(BUILD_PLAT)/lib/libc.a
 BLE_LIBS		=	$(MV_DDR_LIB) $(LIBC_LIB)
@@ -18,14 +16,19 @@ BLE_SOURCES		+= 	$(BLE_PATH)/ble_main.c				\
 				$(PLAT_MARVELL)/common/plat_delay_timer.c	\
 				$(PLAT_MARVELL)/common/marvell_console.c
 
-PLAT_INCLUDES		+= 	-I$(MV_DDR_PATH)				\
-				-I$(CURDIR)/include				\
+MV_DDR_INCLUDES		:=	-I$(CURDIR)/include				\
 				-I$(CURDIR)/include/arch/aarch64		\
 				-I$(CURDIR)/include/lib/libc			\
-				-I$(CURDIR)/include/lib/libc/aarch64		\
-				-I$(CURDIR)/drivers/marvell
+				-I$(CURDIR)/include/lib/libc/aarch64
 
 BLE_LINKERFILE		:=	$(BLE_PATH)/ble.ld.S
 
+BLE_OBJS := $(addprefix $(BUILD_PLAT)/ble/,$(call SOURCES_TO_OBJS,$(BLE_SOURCES)))
+$(BLE_OBJS): PLAT_INCLUDES += -I$(MV_DDR_PATH)
+$(BLE_OBJS): $(MV_DDR_LIB)
+
 $(MV_DDR_LIB): FORCE
-	@+make -C $(MV_DDR_PATH) --no-print-directory PLAT_INCLUDES="$(PLAT_INCLUDES)" PLATFORM=$(PLAT) ARCH=AARCH64 OBJ_DIR=$(BUILD_PLAT)/ble
+	$(if $(value MV_DDR_PATH),,$(error "Platform '$(PLAT)' for BLE requires MV_DDR_PATH. Please set MV_DDR_PATH to point to the right directory"))
+	$(if $(wildcard $(value MV_DDR_PATH)/*),,$(error "'MV_DDR_PATH=$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' was specified, but '$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' directory does not exist"))
+	$(if $(shell git -C $(value MV_DDR_PATH) rev-parse --show-cdup 2>&1),$(error "'MV_DDR_PATH=$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' was specified, but '$(value MV_DDR_PATH)' does not contain valid mv-ddr-marvell git repository"))
+	@+make -C $(MV_DDR_PATH) --no-print-directory PLAT_INCLUDES="$(MV_DDR_INCLUDES)" PLATFORM=$(PLAT) ARCH=AARCH64 OBJ_DIR=$(BUILD_PLAT)/ble