diff --git a/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst b/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
index e55ce3c..948e87b 100644
--- a/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/marvell/armada/build.rst
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
        *u-boot.bin* should be used and not *u-boot-spl.bin*
 
-Set MSS/SCP image path (mandatory only for A7K/8K/CN913x)
+Set MSS/SCP image path (mandatory only for A7K/8K/CN913x when MSS_SUPPORT=1)
 
     .. code:: shell
 
diff --git a/drivers/marvell/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c b/drivers/marvell/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c
index d1c26f8..51d3c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/marvell/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c
+++ b/drivers/marvell/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c
@@ -2284,7 +2284,6 @@
 					  uint32_t comphy_mode)
 {
 	uint32_t mask, data;
-	uint8_t ap_nr, cp_nr;
 	uintptr_t comphy_addr = comphy_addr =
 				COMPHY_ADDR(comphy_base, comphy_index);
 
@@ -2301,10 +2300,16 @@
 	reg_set(comphy_addr + COMMON_PHY_CFG1_REG, data, mask);
 	debug_exit();
 
-	/* Start AP Firmware */
-	mvebu_cp110_get_ap_and_cp_nr(&ap_nr, &cp_nr, comphy_base);
-	mg_start_ap_fw(cp_nr, comphy_index);
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
+	do {
+		uint8_t ap_nr, cp_nr;
 
+		/* start ap fw */
+		mvebu_cp110_get_ap_and_cp_nr(&ap_nr, &cp_nr, comphy_base);
+		mg_start_ap_fw(cp_nr, comphy_index);
+
+	} while (0);
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
index 3acc3b4..90883f2 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/a8k_common.mk
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 MARVELL_DRV_BASE	:= drivers/marvell
 MARVELL_COMMON_BASE	:= plat/marvell/armada/common
 
-MARVELL_SVC_TEST		:= 0
+MARVELL_SVC_TEST	:= 0
 $(eval $(call add_define,MARVELL_SVC_TEST))
 
 ERRATA_A72_859971	:= 1
 
 # Enable MSS support for a8k family
 MSS_SUPPORT		:= 1
+$(eval $(call add_define,MSS_SUPPORT))
 
 # Disable EL3 cache for power management
 BL31_CACHE_DISABLE	:= 0
@@ -114,12 +115,15 @@
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/cache_llc.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/comphy/phy-comphy-cp110.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mc_trustzone/mc_trustzone.c	\
-				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/secure_dfx_access/armada_thermal.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/secure_dfx_access/misc_dfx.c	\
 				$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/ddr_phy_access.c	\
 				drivers/rambus/trng_ip_76.c
 
+ifeq (${MSS_SUPPORT}, 1)
+MARVELL_DRV		+=	$(MARVELL_DRV_BASE)/mg_conf_cm3/mg_conf_cm3.c
+endif
+
 BL31_PORTING_SOURCES	:=	$(BOARD_DIR)/board/marvell_plat_config.c
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM_POWER_SUPPORT),1)
@@ -142,6 +146,8 @@
 # Add trace functionality for PM
 BL31_SOURCES		+=	$(PLAT_COMMON_BASE)/plat_pm_trace.c
 
+
+ifeq (${MSS_SUPPORT}, 1)
 # Force builds with BL2 image on a80x0 platforms
 ifndef SCP_BL2
  $(error "Error: SCP_BL2 image is mandatory for a8k family")
@@ -149,6 +155,7 @@
 
 # MSS (SCP) build
 include $(PLAT_COMMON_BASE)/mss/mss_a8k.mk
+endif
 
 # BLE (ROM context execution code, AKA binary extension)
 BLE_PATH	?=  $(PLAT_COMMON_BASE)/ble
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_bl31_setup.c b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_bl31_setup.c
index 552c9b2..50dcd28 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_bl31_setup.c
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 #include <marvell_pm.h>
 #include <mc_trustzone/mc_trustzone.h>
 #include <plat_marvell.h>
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 #include <mss_ipc_drv.h>
 #include <mss_mem.h>
+#endif
 
 /* In Armada-8k family AP806/AP807, CP0 connected to PIDI
  * and CP1 connected to IHB via MCI #0
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@
 	mmio_write_32(MVEBU_CP_MPP_REGS(0, 4), reg | 0x2200000);
 }
 
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 void marvell_bl31_mss_init(void)
 {
 	struct mss_pm_ctrl_block *mss_pm_crtl =
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@
 	if (mss_pm_crtl->ipc_state == IPC_INITIALIZED)
 		mv_pm_ipc_init(mss_pm_crtl->ipc_base_address | MVEBU_REGS_BASE);
 }
+#endif
 
 _Bool is_pm_fw_running(void)
 {
@@ -125,11 +129,12 @@
 	for (cp = 1; cp < CP_COUNT; cp++)
 		mci_link_tune(cp - 1);
 
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 	/* initialize IPC between MSS and ATF */
 	if (mailbox[MBOX_IDX_MAGIC] != MVEBU_MAILBOX_MAGIC_NUM ||
 	    mailbox[MBOX_IDX_SUSPEND_MAGIC] != MVEBU_MAILBOX_SUSPEND_STATE)
 		marvell_bl31_mss_init();
-
+#endif
 	/* Configure GPIO */
 	marvell_gpio_config();
 
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm.c b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
index 96e95c2..9ea9276 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 #include <armada_common.h>
 #include <marvell_pm.h>
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 #include <mss_pm_ipc.h>
+#endif
 #include <plat_marvell.h>
 #include <plat_pm_trace.h>
 
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@
 	/* Power up CPU (CPUs 1-3 are powered off at start of BLE) */
 	plat_marvell_cpu_powerup(mpidr);
 
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 	if (is_pm_fw_running()) {
 		unsigned int target =
 				((mpidr & 0xFF) + (((mpidr >> 8) & 0xFF) * 2));
@@ -417,11 +420,12 @@
 
 		/* trace message */
 		PM_TRACE(TRACE_PWR_DOMAIN_ON | target);
-	} else {
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
 		/* proprietary CPU ON exection flow */
 		plat_marvell_cpu_on(mpidr);
 	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -441,6 +445,7 @@
  */
 static void a8k_pwr_domain_off(const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
 {
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 	if (is_pm_fw_running()) {
 		unsigned int idx = plat_my_core_pos();
 
@@ -466,6 +471,7 @@
 	} else {
 		INFO("%s: is not supported without SCP\n", __func__);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 
 /* Get PM config to power off the SoC */
@@ -586,6 +592,7 @@
  */
 static void a8k_pwr_domain_suspend(const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
 {
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 	if (is_pm_fw_running()) {
 		unsigned int idx;
 
@@ -610,7 +617,9 @@
 
 		/* trace message */
 		PM_TRACE(TRACE_PWR_DOMAIN_SUSPEND);
-	} else {
+	} else
+#endif
+	{
 		uintptr_t *mailbox = (void *)PLAT_MARVELL_MAILBOX_BASE;
 
 		INFO("Suspending to RAM\n");
diff --git a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm_trace.c b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm_trace.c
index f589ff3..e02a893 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm_trace.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/armada/a8k/common/plat_pm_trace.c
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 #include <lib/mmio.h>
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
 
+#if MSS_SUPPORT
 #include <mss_mem.h>
-#include <plat_pm_trace.h>
 
 #ifdef PM_TRACE_ENABLE
+#include <plat_pm_trace.h>
 
 /* core trace APIs */
 core_trace_func funcTbl[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT] = {
@@ -90,3 +91,4 @@
 		     AP_MSS_ATF_TRACE_SIZE_MASK));
 }
 #endif /* PM_TRACE_ENABLE */
+#endif /* MSS_SUPPORT */