diff --git a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
index f7cced4..293e854 100644
--- a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@
 
 # Add the BL2 CoT (image cert)
 ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3}, 0)
+ifneq (${PLAT},fvp_r)
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/tb_fw.crt,--tb-fw-cert))
 endif
+endif
 
 # Add the SCP_BL2 CoT (key cert + img cert)
 ifneq (${SCP_BL2},)