diff --git a/arch/openrisc/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
index 966886c8daf..4739b8302a5 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/openrisc/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ BUILTIN_DTB := y
 else
 BUILTIN_DTB := n
 endif
-core-$(BUILTIN_DTB) += arch/openrisc/boot/
+core-$(BUILTIN_DTB) += arch/openrisc/boot/dts/
 
 all: vmlinux
diff --git a/arch/openrisc/boot/Makefile b/arch/openrisc/boot/dts/Makefile
similarity index 75%
rename from arch/openrisc/boot/Makefile
rename to arch/openrisc/boot/dts/Makefile
index 09958358601..b092d30d6c2 100644
--- a/arch/openrisc/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/openrisc/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 ifneq '$(CONFIG_OPENRISC_BUILTIN_DTB)' '""'
 BUILTIN_DTB := $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_OPENRISC_BUILTIN_DTB)).dtb.o
 else
@@ -10,6 +8,3 @@ obj-y += $(BUILTIN_DTB)
 clean-files := *.dtb.S
 
 #DTC_FLAGS ?= -p 1024
-
-$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/dts/%.dts FORCE
-	$(call if_changed_dep,dtc)