diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d94d3d484b89cb1f91bdc08781f8aa12465be27..44cb8cdb48c663ed12b3f0c190897fcfcfc3c57f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ ifneq ($(dtstree),)
 %.dtb: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree) $(dtstree)/$@
 
-%.dtbo: prepare3 scripts_dtc
+%.dtbo: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree) $(dtstree)/$@
 
 PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install dtbs_check