diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-sci-fw/ti-sci-fw_git.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-sci-fw/ti-sci-fw_git.bb
index c99cd660..8e88b58b 100644
--- a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-sci-fw/ti-sci-fw_git.bb
+++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-bsp/ti-sci-fw/ti-sci-fw_git.bb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 require recipes-bsp/ti-linux-fw/ti-linux-fw.inc
+# set a default value for TI_K3_SECDEV_INSTALL_DIR
+export TI_K3_SECDEV_INSTALL_DIR = "${STAGING_DIR_NATIVE}${datadir}/ti/ti-k3-secdev"
 include recipes-ti/includes/ti-paths.inc
 
 DEPENDS = "openssl-native u-boot-mkimage-native dtc-native virtual/bootloader"