2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/arch/arc/Makefile b/arch/arc/Makefile
index 8a27a48304a4..cf0cf34eeb24 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $(boot_targets): vmlinux
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts $(boot)/dts/$@
 
 dtbs: scripts
-        $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts dtbs
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts
 
 archclean:
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
index b0e3f19bbd07..e8e46f941dd5 100644
--- a/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME),"")
 endif
 
 obj-y   += $(builtindtb-y).dtb.o
-targets += $(builtindtb-y).dtb
+dtb-y := $(builtindtb-y).dtb
 
 .SECONDARY: $(obj)/$(builtindtb-y).dtb.S
 
-dtbs:  $(addprefix  $(obj)/, $(builtindtb-y).dtb)
 
+always := $(dtb-y)
 clean-files := *.dtb  *.dtb.S