diff --git a/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst b/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
index a6f3796..9622de6 100644
--- a/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
+++ b/docs/plat/arm/arm-build-options.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@
    management operations and for SCP RAM Firmware transfer. If this option
    is set to 1, then SCMI/SDS drivers will be used. Default is 0.
 
+ - ``CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT``: Configures the number of chips on a SGI/RD platform
+   which supports multi-chip operation. If ``CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT`` is set to any
+   valid value greater than 1, the platform code performs required configuration
+   to support multi-chip operation.
+
 --------------
 
 *Copyright (c) 2019-2020, Arm Limited. All rights reserved.*
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/rde1edge/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/rde1edge/platform.mk
index 13a3de3..88aa634 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/rde1edge/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/rde1edge/platform.mk
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@
 # Add the NT_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${NT_FW_CONFIG},--nt-fw-config))
 
+ifneq ($(CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT),1)
+ $(error  "Chip count for RDE1Edge should be 1, currently set to \
+   ${CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT}.")
+endif
+
 override CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS	:= 0
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/rdn1edge/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/rdn1edge/platform.mk
index 84a21b9..90e9338 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/rdn1edge/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/rdn1edge/platform.mk
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@
 # Add the NT_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${NT_FW_CONFIG},--nt-fw-config))
 
+ifneq ($(CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT),1)
+ $(error  "Chip count for RDN1Edge should be 1, currently set to \
+   ${CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT}.")
+endif
+
 override CTX_INCLUDE_AARCH32_REGS	:= 0
diff --git a/plat/arm/board/sgi575/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/sgi575/platform.mk
index c6b2d41..76cc4e2 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/sgi575/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/sgi575/platform.mk
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@
 
 # Add the NT_FW_CONFIG to FIP and specify the same to certtool
 $(eval $(call TOOL_ADD_PAYLOAD,${NT_FW_CONFIG},--nt-fw-config))
+
+ifneq ($(CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT),1)
+ $(error  "Chip count for SGI575 should be 1, currently set to \
+   ${CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT}.")
+endif
diff --git a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi-common.mk b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi-common.mk
index 7160111..40a7fd8 100644
--- a/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi-common.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi-common.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 HANDLE_EA_EL3_FIRST		:=	0
 
+CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT		:=	1
+
 INTERCONNECT_SOURCES	:=	${CSS_ENT_BASE}/sgi_interconnect.c
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES		+=	-I${CSS_ENT_BASE}/include
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@
 
 $(eval $(call add_define,SGI_PLAT))
 
+$(eval $(call add_define,CSS_SGI_CHIP_COUNT))
+
 override CSS_LOAD_SCP_IMAGES	:=	0
 override NEED_BL2U		:=	no
 override ARM_BL31_IN_DRAM	:=	1