diff --git a/plat/arm/board/rddaniel/platform.mk b/plat/arm/board/rddaniel/platform.mk
index ca2647418910a47423124b4f76f0113ff29a572c..94a3928f8848d6b0421c12d859ad782ba96a2663 100644
--- a/plat/arm/board/rddaniel/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/arm/board/rddaniel/platform.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
+# RD-Daniel platform uses GIC-Clayton which is based on GICv4.1
+GIC_ENABLE_V4_EXTN	:=	1
+
 include plat/arm/css/sgi/sgi-common.mk
 
 RDDANIEL_BASE		=	plat/arm/board/rddaniel