diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
index c8d3d5ac5b49..950714000b98 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -937,10 +937,11 @@ dtstree		:= $(srctree)/$(src)
 dtb-$(CONFIG_OF_ALL_DTBS) := $(patsubst $(dtstree)/%.dts,%.dtb, $(wildcard $(dtstree)/*.dts))
 
 always		:= $(dtb-y)
-subdir-y	:= $(dts-dirs) overlays
+subdir-y	:= overlays
 clean-files	:= *.dtb
 
-# Enable fixups to support overlays on BCM2708 platforms
+# Enable fixups to support overlays on BCM2835 platforms
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_BCM2835),y)
 	DTC_FLAGS ?= -@ -H epapr
+	dts-dirs += overlays
 endif