diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index 6333e0c68b..efd596954d 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ config ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 	default n
 	select ARCH_ARM64
 
+config ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM64
+	bool
+	default n
+
 config ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
 	bool
 	default n
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
index dbe0c3ea25..5fab8bdb7f 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/Makefile.inc
@@ -65,6 +65,22 @@ $(objcbfs)/bootblock.debug: $$(bootblock-objs)
 
 endif # CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
 
+###############################################################################
+# verification stage
+###############################################################################
+
+$(objcbfs)/verstage.debug: $$(verstage-objs) $$(VB2_LIB)
+	@printf "    LINK       $(subst $(obj)/,,$(@))\n"
+	$(call link,verstage,$(filter %.a %.o,$(^)),-o $(@) -L$(obj) -T $(obj)/mainboard/$(MAINBOARDDIR)/memlayout.verstage.ld,--gc-sections)
+
+verstage-$(CONFIG_EARLY_CONSOLE) += early_console.c
+verstage-y += div0.c
+verstage-y += eabi_compat.c
+verstage-y += ../../lib/memset.c
+verstage-y += ../../lib/memcpy.c
+verstage-y += ../../lib/memmove.c
+verstage-y += stages.c
+
 ################################################################################
 # romstage
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Kconfig b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Kconfig
index fc2e6680b1..5840e818ce 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Kconfig
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 config ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM_V8_64
 	def_bool n
 	select ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM64
+config ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM_V8_64
+	def_bool n
+	select ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM64
 config ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM_V8_64
 	def_bool n
 	select ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM64
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Makefile.inc
index 007d46cabb..a9adbeb825 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/Makefile.inc
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ bootblock-S-ccopts += $(armv8_asm_flags)
 
 endif
 
+################################################################################
+## verstage
+################################################################################
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM_V8_64),y)
+
+verstage-y += cache.c
+verstage-y += cpu.S
+verstage-y += exception.c
+
+verstage-c-ccopts += $(armv8_flags)
+verstage-S-ccopts += $(armv8_asm_flags)
+
+endif
+
 ################################################################################
 ## romstage
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/lib/Makefile.inc b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/lib/Makefile.inc
index 737debec84..8a22391eb0 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm64/armv8/lib/Makefile.inc
+++ b/src/arch/arm64/armv8/lib/Makefile.inc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BOOTBLOCK_ARM_V8_64),y)
 bootblock-y += $(lib_access)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_VERSTAGE_ARM_V8_64),y)
+verstage-y += $(lib_access)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_ROMSTAGE_ARM_V8_64),y)
 romstage-y += $(lib_access)
 endif