diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
index c350d70d..42027d0e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -837,7 +837,10 @@ DTB_LIST := $(dtb-y)
 endif
 
 targets += dtbs dtbs_install
-targets += $(DTB_LIST)
+targets += $(dtb-y)
 
-always		:= $(DTB_LIST)
+always		:= $(dtb-y)
+subdir-y	:= overlay
 clean-files	:= *.dtb
+
+dts-dirs += overlay
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
index c71a5f0e..bcc0fc52 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ quiet_cmd_dtb_install =	INSTALL $<
 
 install-dir = $(patsubst $(dtbinst-root)%,$(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH)%,$(obj))
 
-$(dtbinst-files) $(dtbinst-dirs): | __dtbs_install_prep
+$(dtbinst-files) $(dtboinst-files) $(dtbinst-dirs): | __dtbs_install_prep
 
 $(dtbinst-files): %.dtb: $(obj)/%.dtb
 	$(call cmd,dtb_install,$(install-dir))