diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
index 6b630b9..af4b4c9 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 /* Data structure which holds the extents of the trusted SRAM for BL1*/
 static meminfo_t bl1_tzram_layout;
 
+/* Boolean variable to hold condition whether firmware update needed or not */
+static bool is_fwu_needed;
+
 struct meminfo *bl1_plat_sec_mem_layout(void)
 {
 	return &bl1_tzram_layout;
@@ -152,8 +155,8 @@
 	plat_arm_io_setup();
 
 	/* Check if we need FWU before further processing */
-	err = plat_arm_bl1_fwu_needed();
-	if (err) {
+	is_fwu_needed = plat_arm_bl1_fwu_needed();
+	if (is_fwu_needed) {
 		ERROR("Skip platform setup as FWU detected\n");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -247,5 +250,5 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 unsigned int bl1_plat_get_next_image_id(void)
 {
-	return plat_arm_bl1_fwu_needed() ? NS_BL1U_IMAGE_ID : BL2_IMAGE_ID;
+	return  is_fwu_needed ? NS_BL1U_IMAGE_ID : BL2_IMAGE_ID;
 }