diff --git a/app/aboot/aboot.c b/app/aboot/aboot.c
index 4b887f0..0b6baf7 100755
--- a/app/aboot/aboot.c
+++ b/app/aboot/aboot.c
@@ -951,6 +951,13 @@
 			#endif /* TZ_SAVE_KERNEL_HASH */
 
 		} else {
+
+			/* Validate the tags_addr */
+			if (check_aboot_addr_range_overlap(hdr->tags_addr, kernel_actual))
+			{
+				dprintf(CRITICAL, "Device tree addresses overlap with aboot addresses.\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
 			/*
 			 * If appended dev tree is found, update the atags with
 			 * memory address to the DTB appended location on RAM.