diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/Config.in b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/Config.in
index 100ac83482..aa571502b3 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/Config.in
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/Config.in
@@ -162,6 +162,14 @@ config BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_EDK2_AS_BL33
 	  for the 'qemu_sbsa' platform. In this case, due to the EDK2
 	  build system, the dependency between ATF and EDK is reversed.
 
+config BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_RCW
+	bool "Include NXP RCW in BL2"
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_QORIQ_RCW
+	help
+	  Include the NXP RCW (Reset Control Word) in BL2. See
+	  package/qoriq-rcw/ for more details. This is mostly useful
+	  on NXP LayerScape platforms.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_ADDITIONAL_TARGETS
 	string "Additional ATF make targets"
 	help
diff --git a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
index 7c4e7edb00..246c0699bb 100644
--- a/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
+++ b/boot/arm-trusted-firmware/arm-trusted-firmware.mk
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ define ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BUILD_FIPTOOL
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_RCW),y)
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_DEPENDENCIES += host-qoriq-rcw
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS += pbl
+ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_OPTS += RCW=$(BINARIES_DIR)/PBL.bin
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_BL31),y)
 ARM_TRUSTED_FIRMWARE_MAKE_TARGETS += bl31
 endif