diff --git a/bl1/bl1_main.c b/bl1/bl1_main.c
index d2c2b41..fce14f5 100644
--- a/bl1/bl1_main.c
+++ b/bl1/bl1_main.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -52,6 +52,28 @@
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
+ * Setup function for BL1.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void bl1_setup(void)
+{
+	/* Perform early platform-specific setup */
+	bl1_early_platform_setup();
+
+#ifdef AARCH64
+	/*
+	 * Update pointer authentication key before the MMU is enabled. It is
+	 * saved in the rodata section, that can be writen before enabling the
+	 * MMU. This function must be called after the console is initialized
+	 * in the early platform setup.
+	 */
+	bl_handle_pauth();
+#endif /* AARCH64 */
+
+	/* Perform late platform-specific setup */
+	bl1_plat_arch_setup();
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
  * Function to perform late architectural and platform specific initialization.
  * It also queries the platform to load and run next BL image. Only called
  * by the primary cpu after a cold boot.