diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 6741ef911ec956417c7e0ca9a4091c44a76d029b..63ce5caf239c971c154375db91890b5e830a2743 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ dtbs:
 
 SHRUNK_ARCH_DTB = $(patsubst %,$(obj)/dts/%.dtb,$(subst ",,$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_LIST)))
 .SECONDEXPANSION:
-$(SHRUNK_ARCH_DTB): $$(patsubst $(obj)/dts/%, arch/$(ARCH)/dts/%, $$@)
+$(SHRUNK_ARCH_DTB): $$(patsubst $(obj)/dts/%, arch/$(ARCH)/dts/%, $$@) dts_dir
 	$(call if_changed,fdtgrep)
 
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_$(SPL_BIN).multidtb.fit = -f auto -A $(ARCH) -T firmware -C none -O u-boot \