diff --git a/arch/mips/Makefile b/arch/mips/Makefile
index fb14e3729068de8d10d2dc398a007d0ba29727c7..e644ac2d6501d1182c4cc8f12cef19c61529936a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ PHONY += dtbs
 dtbs: scripts
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/mips/boot/dts
 
+PHONY += dtbs_install
+dtbs_install:
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(dtbinst)=arch/mips/boot/dts
+
 archprepare:
 ifdef CONFIG_MIPS32_N32
 	@echo '  Checking missing-syscalls for N32'
@@ -407,6 +411,7 @@ define archhelp
 	echo '  uImage.lzma          - U-Boot image (lzma)'
 	echo '  uImage.lzo           - U-Boot image (lzo)'
 	echo '  dtbs                 - Device-tree blobs for enabled boards'
+	echo '  dtbs_install         - Install dtbs to $(INSTALL_DTBS_PATH)'
 	echo
 	echo '  These will be default as appropriate for a configured platform.'
 endef