diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_setup.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <arm_gic.h>
+#include <console.h>
+#include <debug.h>
+#include <io_storage.h>
+#include <pl011.h>
+#include <plat_arm.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+#pragma weak tftf_platform_setup
+
+void arm_platform_setup(void)
+{
+#if USE_NVM
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = arm_io_setup();
+	if (ret != IO_SUCCESS)
+		WARN("IO setup failed : 0x%x\n", ret);
+#endif
+
+#if IMAGE_NS_BL2U
+	/* NS_BL2U is not expecting interrupts. */
+	return;
+#endif
+
+	plat_arm_gic_init();
+
+	arm_gic_setup_global();
+	arm_gic_setup_local();
+}
+
+void tftf_platform_setup(void)
+{
+	arm_platform_setup();
+}
+
+void tftf_plat_arch_setup(void)
+{
+	tftf_plat_configure_mmu();
+}
+
+void tftf_early_platform_setup(void)
+{
+	console_init(PLAT_ARM_UART_BASE, PLAT_ARM_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
+		     PL011_BAUDRATE);
+}