diff --git a/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.h b/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.h
index b50befa..9998b93 100644
--- a/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.h
+++ b/include/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.h
@@ -64,4 +64,12 @@
 #define CPUPOR_EL3	S3_6_C15_C8_2
 #define CPUPMR_EL3	S3_6_C15_C8_3
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ * CPU Configuration register definitions.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+#define CPUCFR_EL1	S3_0_C15_C0_0
+
+/* SCU bit of CPU Configuration Register, EL1 */
+#define SCU_SHIFT	U(2)
+
 #endif /* NEOVERSE_N1_H */
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/dsu_helpers.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/dsu_helpers.S
index 100ffaa..da052d5 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/dsu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/dsu_helpers.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -72,18 +72,36 @@
 	 * This function is called from both assembly and C environment. So it
 	 * follows AAPCS.
 	 *
-	 * Clobbers: x0-x3
+	 * Clobbers: x0-x15
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 	 */
 	.globl	check_errata_dsu_936184
 	.globl	errata_dsu_936184_wa
+	.weak	is_scu_present_in_dsu
+
+	/* --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * Default behaviour respresents SCU is always present with DSU.
+	 * CPUs can override this definition if required.
+	 *
+	 * Can clobber only: x0-x14
+	 * --------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func is_scu_present_in_dsu
+	mov	x0, #1
+	ret
+endfunc is_scu_present_in_dsu
 
 func check_errata_dsu_936184
-	mov	x2, #ERRATA_NOT_APPLIES
-	mov	x3, #ERRATA_APPLIES
+	mov	x15, x30
+	bl	is_scu_present_in_dsu
+	cmp	x0, xzr
+	/* Default error status */
+	mov	x0, #ERRATA_NOT_APPLIES
+
+	/* If SCU is not present, return without applying patch */
+	b.eq	1f
 
 	/* Erratum applies only if DSU has the ACP interface */
-	mov	x0, x2
 	mrs	x1, CLUSTERCFR_EL1
 	ubfx	x1, x1, #CLUSTERCFR_ACP_SHIFT, #1
 	cbz	x1, 1f
@@ -92,13 +110,13 @@
 	mrs	x1, CLUSTERIDR_EL1
 
 	/* DSU variant and revision bitfields in CLUSTERIDR are adjacent */
-	ubfx	x0, x1, #CLUSTERIDR_REV_SHIFT,\
+	ubfx	x2, x1, #CLUSTERIDR_REV_SHIFT,\
 			#(CLUSTERIDR_REV_BITS + CLUSTERIDR_VAR_BITS)
-	mov	x1, #(0x2 << CLUSTERIDR_VAR_SHIFT)
-	cmp	x0, x1
-	csel	x0, x2, x3, hs
+	cmp x2, #(0x2 << CLUSTERIDR_VAR_SHIFT)
+	b.hs	1f
+	mov	x0, #ERRATA_APPLIES
 1:
-	ret
+	ret	x15
 endfunc check_errata_dsu_936184
 
 	/* --------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.S
index d537ed6..5a2b5e4 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/neoverse_n1.S
@@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
 #endif
 
 	.global neoverse_n1_errata_ic_trap_handler
+	.global is_scu_present_in_dsu
+
+/*
+ * Check DSU is configured with SCU and L3 unit
+ * 1-> SCU present
+ * 0-> SCU not present
+ */
+func is_scu_present_in_dsu
+	mrs	x0, CPUCFR_EL1
+	ubfx	x0, x0, #SCU_SHIFT, #1
+	eor	x0, x0, #1
+	ret
+endfunc is_scu_present_in_dsu
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------
  * Errata Workaround for Neoverse N1 Erratum 1043202.