diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index dae33ffbc52e..1eba75c59e35 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ cmd_dtc = mkdir -p $(dir ${dtc-tmp}) ; \
 		-d $(depfile).dtc.tmp $(dtc-tmp) ; \
 	cat $(depfile).pre.tmp $(depfile).dtc.tmp > $(depfile)
 
-$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts FORCE
+$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts $(DTC) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,dtc)
 
 dtc-tmp = $(subst $(comma),_,$(dot-target).dts.tmp)