diff --git a/blob/fw_common.ldS b/blob/fw_common.ldS
index eac7edec..3761d62f 100644
--- a/blob/fw_common.ldS
+++ b/blob/fw_common.ldS
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
  */
 
-	. = PLAT_TEXT_START;
+	. = FW_TEXT_START;
 
 	PROVIDE(_fw_start = .);
 
diff --git a/blob/fw_payload.elf.ldS b/blob/fw_payload.elf.ldS
index 9420f08c..201338b5 100644
--- a/blob/fw_payload.elf.ldS
+++ b/blob/fw_payload.elf.ldS
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SECTIONS
 {
 	#include "fw_common.ldS"
 
-	. = PLAT_TEXT_START + FW_PAYLOAD_OFFSET;
+	. = FW_TEXT_START + FW_PAYLOAD_OFFSET;
 
 	.payload :
 	{
diff --git a/blob/objects.mk b/blob/objects.mk
index 29c2f95c..d1bfbdbe 100644
--- a/blob/objects.mk
+++ b/blob/objects.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ blob-cflags-y =
 blob-asflags-y =
 blob-ldflags-y =
 
+ifdef FW_TEXT_START
+blob-cppflags-y += -DFW_TEXT_START=$(FW_TEXT_START)
+endif
+
 blob-bins-$(FW_JUMP) += fw_jump.bin
 ifdef FW_JUMP_ADDR
 blob-cppflags-$(FW_JUMP) += -DFW_JUMP_ADDR=$(FW_JUMP_ADDR)
diff --git a/plat/qemu/sifive_u/config.mk b/plat/qemu/sifive_u/config.mk
index c856f652..66dc8de2 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/sifive_u/config.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/sifive_u/config.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 plat-cppflags-y = -DPLAT_NAME="QEMU SiFive Unleashed"
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_COUNT=1
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_STACK_SIZE=8192
-plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 
 # Compiler flags
 plat-cflags-y =-mabi=lp64 -march=rv64imafdc -mcmodel=medany
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ PLAT_SERIAL_SIFIVE_UART=y
 PLAT_SYS_CLINT=y
 
 # Blobs to build
+FW_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 FW_JUMP=y
 FW_JUMP_ADDR=0x80200000
 FW_JUMP_FDT_OFFSET=0x2000000
diff --git a/plat/qemu/virt/config.mk b/plat/qemu/virt/config.mk
index e922df85..99c08cb4 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/virt/config.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/virt/config.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 plat-cppflags-y = -DPLAT_NAME="QEMU Virt Machine"
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_COUNT=8
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_STACK_SIZE=8192
-plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 
 # Compiler flags
 plat-cflags-y =-mabi=lp64 -march=rv64imafdc -mcmodel=medany
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ PLAT_SERIAL_UART8250=y
 PLAT_SYS_CLINT=y
 
 # Blobs to build
+FW_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 FW_JUMP=y
 FW_JUMP_ADDR=0x80200000
 FW_JUMP_FDT_OFFSET=0x2000000
diff --git a/plat/sifive/hifive_u540/config.mk b/plat/sifive/hifive_u540/config.mk
index 2dc0ac53..164fcdd3 100644
--- a/plat/sifive/hifive_u540/config.mk
+++ b/plat/sifive/hifive_u540/config.mk
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 plat-cppflags-y = -DPLAT_NAME="SiFive HiFive U540"
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_COUNT=1
 plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_HART_STACK_SIZE=8192
-plat-cppflags-y+= -DPLAT_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 
 # Compiler flags
 plat-cflags-y =-mabi=lp64 -march=rv64imafdc -mcmodel=medany
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ PLAT_SERIAL_SIFIVE_UART=y
 PLAT_SYS_CLINT=y
 
 # Blobs to build
+FW_TEXT_START=0x80000000
 FW_JUMP=y
 FW_JUMP_ADDR=0x80200000
 FW_JUMP_FDT_OFFSET=0x2000000