diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index fff1294..5faf9f9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -178,6 +178,13 @@
 			drivers/partition/partition.c
 endif
 
+# Enable CRC instructions via extension for ARMv8-A CPUs.
+# For ARMv8.1-A, and onwards CRC instructions are default enabled.
+# Enable HW computed CRC support unconditionally in BL2 component.
+ifeq (${ARM_ARCH_MINOR},0)
+  BL2_CPPFLAGS += -march=armv8-a+crc
+endif
+
 ifeq (${ARCH}, aarch64)
 PLAT_INCLUDES		+=	-Iinclude/plat/arm/common/aarch64
 endif
@@ -223,6 +230,7 @@
 				drivers/io/io_storage.c				\
 				plat/arm/common/arm_bl2_setup.c			\
 				plat/arm/common/arm_err.c			\
+				common/hw_crc32.c				\
 				${ARM_IO_SOURCES}
 
 # Firmware Configuration Framework sources