diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
index dcc472d04bd8..d486606a9ac8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BCM2709_DT),y)
    RPI_DT_OVERLAYS=y
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835),y)
+   RPI_DT_OVERLAYS=y
+endif
 
 subdir-$(RPI_DT_OVERLAYS)  += overlays
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
index d18a1f24b4d5..c449c3f353bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_BCM2709_DT),y)
    RPI_DT_OVERLAYS=y
 endif
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835),y)
+   RPI_DT_OVERLAYS=y
+endif
 
 dtb-$(RPI_DT_OVERLAYS) += ads7846-overlay.dtb
 dtb-$(RPI_DT_OVERLAYS) += bmp085_i2c-sensor-overlay.dtb