4 files changed, 6 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/arch/arm/Makefile b/arch/arm/Makefile
index c81e0674e56..b61adfae29d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/Makefile
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ $(INSTALL_TARGETS):
 PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install
 
 dtbs: prepare scripts
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts MACHINE=$(MACHINE) $@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts MACHINE=$(MACHINE)
 
 dtbs_install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(dtbinst)=$(boot)/dts MACHINE=$(MACHINE)
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
index e0d348b4d1f..6e784fac579 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -517,13 +517,7 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_MACH_DOVE) += dove-cm-a510.dtb \
 	dove-dove-db.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_MEDIATEK) += mt6589-aquaris5.dtb
 
-targets += dtbs dtbs_install
-targets += $(dtb-y)
 endif
 
-# *.dtb used to be generated in the directory above. Clean out the
-# old build results so people don't accidentally use them.
-dtbs: $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(dtb-y))
-	$(Q)rm -f $(obj)/../*.dtb
-
-clean-files := *.dtb
+always		:= $(dtb-y)
+clean-files	:= *.dtb
diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 8e9167a19b6..1c43cec971b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ zinstall install: vmlinux
 PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install
 
 dtbs: prepare scripts
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts $@
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(boot)/dts
 
 dtbs_install:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(dtbinst)=$(boot)/dts
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
index 29ac5adf50a..aa28902c358 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -2,9 +2,5 @@ dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_THUNDER) += thunder-88xx.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_VEXPRESS) += rtsm_ve-aemv8a.dtb foundation-v8.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_ARCH_XGENE) += apm-mustang.dtb
 
-targets += dtbs dtbs_install
-targets += $(dtb-y)
-
-dtbs: $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(dtb-y))
-
-clean-files := *.dtb
+always		:= $(dtb-y)
+clean-files	:= *.dtb