diff --git a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
index 8f22170..b5bf473 100644
--- a/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
+++ b/include/plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
             "BL31 init has exceeded progbits limit.")
 #endif
 
-#if RECLAIM_INIT_CODE
     ASSERT(__INIT_CODE_END__ <= __STACKS_END__,
         "Init code ends past the end of the stacks")
-#endif
+
 }
 
 #endif /* ARM_RECLAIM_INIT_LD_S */
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/fvp/include/plat.ld.S b/plat/arm/board/fvp/include/plat.ld.S
index f024f55..7c8bf06 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/fvp/include/plat.ld.S
+++ b/plat/arm/board/fvp/include/plat.ld.S
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 #define PLAT_LD_S
 
 #include <plat/arm/common/arm_tzc_dram.ld.S>
+
+#if RECLAIM_INIT_CODE
 #include <plat/arm/common/arm_reclaim_init.ld.S>
+#endif /* RECLAIM_INIT_CODE */
 
 #endif /* PLAT_LD_S */