diff --git a/utils.sh b/utils.sh
index 51e3178..6a5ce49 100644
--- a/utils.sh
+++ b/utils.sh
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 spm_src_repo_url="${spm_src_repo_url:-$SPM_SRC_REPO_URL}"
 spm_src_repo_url="${spm_src_repo_url:-https://$tforg_gerrit_url/hafnium/hafnium}"
 
-# FIXME set a sane default for tfa_downloads
+tf_downloads="${tf_downloads:-file:///downloads/}"
 tfa_downloads="${tfa_downloads:-file:///downloads/tf-a}"
 css_downloads="${css_downloads:-$tfa_downloads/css}"