diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
index 4eee522b2..74e5d72f7 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/fvp_bl2_setup.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct bl_params *plat_get_next_bl_params(void)
 
 	/* grab NS HW config address */
 	hw_config_info = FCONF_GET_PROPERTY(dyn_cfg, dtb, HW_CONFIG_ID);
+	assert(hw_config_info != NULL);
 
 	/* To retrieve actual size of the HW_CONFIG */
 	param_node = get_bl_mem_params_node(HW_CONFIG_ID);