diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 54d332c..7cee8e0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@
 endif
 endif
 
+# USE_DEBUGFS experimental feature recommended only in debug builds
+ifeq (${USE_DEBUGFS},1)
+ifeq (${DEBUG},1)
+        $(warning DEBUGFS experimental feature is enabled.)
+else
+        $(warning DEBUGFS experimental, recommended in DEBUG builds ONLY)
+endif
+endif
+
 ################################################################################
 # Toolchain
 ################################################################################
@@ -734,6 +743,7 @@
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SPM_MM))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_COHERENT_MEM))
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_DEBUGFS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_ROMLIB))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,USE_TBBR_DEFS))
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY))
@@ -800,6 +810,7 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,SPM_MM))
 $(eval $(call add_define,TRUSTED_BOARD_BOOT))
 $(eval $(call add_define,USE_COHERENT_MEM))
+$(eval $(call add_define,USE_DEBUGFS))
 $(eval $(call add_define,USE_ROMLIB))
 $(eval $(call add_define,USE_TBBR_DEFS))
 $(eval $(call add_define,WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY))