diff --git a/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk b/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
index 06ec87b2c3..dd113a0bf8 100644
--- a/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
+++ b/boot/opensbi/opensbi.mk
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 OPENSBI_FW_IMAGES += payload
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(OPENSBI_PLAT),)
 define OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 	$(foreach f,$(OPENSBI_FW_IMAGES),\
 		$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -D $(@D)/build/platform/$(OPENSBI_PLAT)/firmware/fw_$(f).bin \
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ define OPENSBI_INSTALL_IMAGES_CMDS
 			$(BINARIES_DIR)/fw_$(f).elf
 	)
 endef
+endif
 
 # libsbi.a is not a library meant to be linked in user-space code, but
 # with bare metal code, which is why we don't install it in