diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 0b31f4f1f92c..f43a274f4f1d 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ else
 fi
 cp "$($MAKE -s -f $srctree/Makefile image_name)" "$tmpdir/$installed_image_path"
 
-if grep -q "^CONFIG_OF=y" $KCONFIG_CONFIG ; then
+if grep -q "^CONFIG_OF_EARLY_FLATTREE=y" $KCONFIG_CONFIG ; then
 	# Only some architectures with OF support have this target
-	if grep -q dtbs_install "${srctree}/arch/$SRCARCH/Makefile"; then
+	if [ -d "${srctree}/arch/$SRCARCH/boot/dts" ]; then
 		$MAKE KBUILD_SRC= INSTALL_DTBS_PATH="$tmpdir/usr/lib/$packagename" dtbs_install
 	fi
 fi