diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index 30eae87ead6d..a051dfbdd7db 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ zImage Image xipImage bootpImage uImage: vmlinux
 zinstall uinstall install: vmlinux
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $@
 
-%.dtb:
+%.dtb: scripts
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/$@
 
-dtbs:
+dtbs: scripts
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot) MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $(boot)/$@
 
 # We use MRPROPER_FILES and CLEAN_FILES now