diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
index b8e502760..75d6a5360 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl1_setup.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ void arm_bl1_early_platform_setup(void)
 	bl1_tzram_layout.total_size = ARM_BL_RAM_SIZE;
 
 #if TRANSFER_LIST
-	secure_tl = transfer_list_ensure((void *)PLAT_ARM_EL3_FW_HANDOFF_BASE,
+	secure_tl = transfer_list_init((void *)PLAT_ARM_EL3_FW_HANDOFF_BASE,
 					 PLAT_ARM_FW_HANDOFF_SIZE);
 	assert(secure_tl != NULL);
 #endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
index 0503acf10..b67df36b0 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ void arm_bl31_platform_setup(void)
 	struct transfer_list_entry *te __unused;
 
 #if TRANSFER_LIST && !RESET_TO_BL31
-	ns_tl = transfer_list_ensure((void *)FW_NS_HANDOFF_BASE,
-				       PLAT_ARM_FW_HANDOFF_SIZE);
+	ns_tl = transfer_list_init((void *)FW_NS_HANDOFF_BASE,
+				   PLAT_ARM_FW_HANDOFF_SIZE);
 	if (ns_tl == NULL) {
 		ERROR("Non-secure transfer list initialisation failed!\n");
 		panic();