diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6f080b441..09ebb0ba3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -513,6 +513,12 @@ ifeq ($(SPMC_AT_EL3),1)
 endif
 endif
 
+################################################################################
+# Include the platform specific Makefile after the SPD Makefile (the platform
+# makefile may use all previous definitions in this file)
+################################################################################
+include ${PLAT_MAKEFILE_FULL}
+
 ################################################################################
 # Process BRANCH_PROTECTION value and set
 # Pointer Authentication and Branch Target Identification flags
@@ -557,12 +563,6 @@ ifeq (${ENABLE_PAUTH}, 1)
 	BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	lib/extensions/pauth/pauth_helpers.S
 endif
 
-################################################################################
-# Include the platform specific Makefile after the SPD Makefile (the platform
-# makefile may use all previous definitions in this file)
-################################################################################
-include ${PLAT_MAKEFILE_FULL}
-
 ################################################################################
 # Setup arch_features based on ARM_ARCH_MAJOR, ARM_ARCH_MINOR provided from
 # platform.
diff --git a/docs/porting-guide.rst b/docs/porting-guide.rst
index 5cb20fd9e..671648d04 100644
--- a/docs/porting-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/porting-guide.rst
@@ -2454,7 +2454,7 @@ pointer authentication keys.
 The value should be obtained from a reliable source of randomness.
 
 This function is only needed if ARMv8.3 pointer authentication is used in the
-Trusted Firmware by building with ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` option set to non-zero.
+Trusted Firmware by building with ``BRANCH_PROTECTION`` option set to 1, 2 or 3.
 
 Function : plat_get_syscnt_freq2() [mandatory]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
index 73d96c502..580ef5fa1 100644
--- a/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/common/arm_common.mk
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ BL31_SOURCES		+=	lib/extensions/ras/std_err_record.c		\
 endif
 
 # Pointer Authentication sources
-ifeq (${ENABLE_PAUTH}, 1)
+ifeq ($(BRANCH_PROTECTION),$(filter $(BRANCH_PROTECTION),1 2 3))
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_pauth.c
 endif
 
diff --git a/plat/nuvoton/npcm845x/platform.mk b/plat/nuvoton/npcm845x/platform.mk
index 1959aacf4..d73756cb3 100644
--- a/plat/nuvoton/npcm845x/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/nuvoton/npcm845x/platform.mk
@@ -318,9 +318,8 @@ BL31_SOURCES	+=	lib/extensions/ras/std_err_record.c \
 endif
 
 # Pointer Authentication sources
-ifeq (${ENABLE_PAUTH}, 1)
-PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_pauth.c \
-		lib/extensions/pauth/pauth_helpers.S
+ifeq ($(BRANCH_PROTECTION),$(filter $(BRANCH_PROTECTION),1 2 3))
+PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_pauth.c
 endif
 
 ifeq (${SPD},spmd)
diff --git a/plat/qemu/common/common.mk b/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
index 51497bd2a..5e3a61afb 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/common/common.mk
@@ -149,9 +149,8 @@ $(error "This is an AArch64-only port; CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS must be disabled
 endif
 
 # Pointer Authentication sources
-ifeq (${ENABLE_PAUTH}, 1)
+ifeq ($(BRANCH_PROTECTION),$(filter $(BRANCH_PROTECTION),1 2 3))
 PLAT_BL_COMMON_SOURCES	+=	plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_pauth.c
-CTX_INCLUDE_PAUTH_REGS	:=	1
 endif
 
 endif