diff --git a/hw/arm/Makefile.objs b/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
index 2d9c69dfce..f5f7d0e539 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ obj-y += bitbang_i2c.o marvell_88w8618_audio.o
 obj-y += framebuffer.o
 obj-y += strongarm.o
 obj-y += imx_serial.o imx_ccm.o imx_timer.o imx_avic.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FDT) += ../device_tree.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm/arm_gic.o
 
 obj-y := $(addprefix ../,$(obj-y))