diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 364191f3be43..fd3d4a1ff419 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ zinstall install: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $@
 
 %.dtb:
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/$@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/dts/$@
 
 # We use MRPROPER_FILES and CLEAN_FILES now
 archclean:
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
index eca209b2b0bf..5a0e3ab854a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ $(obj)/Image: vmlinux FORCE
 $(obj)/Image.gz: $(obj)/Image FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,gzip)
 
-$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/dts/%.dts
-	$(call cmd,dtc)
-
 install: $(obj)/Image
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) \
 	$(obj)/Image System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
@@ -32,5 +29,3 @@ install: $(obj)/Image
 zinstall: $(obj)/Image.gz
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/$(src)/install.sh $(KERNELRELEASE) \
 	$(obj)/Image.gz System.map "$(INSTALL_PATH)"
-
-clean-files += *.dtb
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..801e2d7fcbc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+targets += dtbs
+
+dtbs: $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(dtb-y))
+
+clean-files := *.dtb