diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 81b73a1d8d9..da742ceae76 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1398,7 +1398,8 @@ cmd_binman = $(srctree)/tools/binman/binman $(if $(BINMAN_DEBUG),-D) \
                 --toolpath $(objtree)/tools \
 		$(if $(BINMAN_VERBOSE),-v$(BINMAN_VERBOSE)) \
 		build -u -d u-boot.dtb -O . -m \
-		--allow-missing $(if $(BINMAN_ALLOW_MISSING),--ignore-missing) \
+		--allow-missing --fake-ext-blobs \
+		$(if $(BINMAN_ALLOW_MISSING),--ignore-missing) \
 		-I . -I $(srctree) -I $(srctree)/board/$(BOARDDIR) \
 		$(foreach f,$(of_list_dirs),-I $(f)) -a of-list=$(of_list) \
 		$(foreach f,$(BINMAN_INDIRS),-I $(f)) \