diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index e66f511..903363a 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -154,3 +154,9 @@
 
 # Build verbosity
 V				:= 0
+
+# Whether to enable D-Cache early during warm boot. This is usually
+# applicable for platforms wherein interconnect programming is not
+# required to enable cache coherency after warm reset (eg: single cluster
+# platforms).
+WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY	:= 0