diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index b00855b247e0..886d2e6c58f0 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib

@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ multi-used   := $(multi-used-y) $(multi-used-m)
 real-obj-y := $(foreach m, $(obj-y), $(if $(strip $($(m:.o=-objs)) $($(m:.o=-y)) $($(m:.o=-))),$($(m:.o=-objs)) $($(m:.o=-y)),$(m)))
 real-obj-m := $(foreach m, $(obj-m), $(if $(strip $($(m:.o=-objs)) $($(m:.o=-y)) $($(m:.o=-m)) $($(m:.o=-))),$($(m:.o=-objs)) $($(m:.o=-y)) $($(m:.o=-m)),$(m)))
 
+real-dtb-y := $(foreach m,$(dtb-y), $(if $(strip $($(m:.dtb=-dtbs))),$($(m:.dtb=-dtbs)),))
+dtb-y += $(real-dtb-y)
+
 always-y += $(always-m)
 
 # hostprogs-always-y += foo

@@ -332,6 +335,15 @@ $(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts $(DTC) FORCE
 $(obj)/%.dtbo: $(src)/%.dts $(DTC) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,dtc)
 
+
+quiet_cmd_fdtoverlay = DTOVL   $@
+      cmd_fdtoverlay = $(objtree)/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay -o $@ -i $(real-prereqs)
+
+.SECONDEXPANSION:
+
+$(obj)/%.dtb: $$(addprefix $$(obj)/,$$(%-dtbs)) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,fdtoverlay)
+
 DT_CHECKER ?= dt-validate
 DT_BINDING_DIR := Documentation/devicetree/bindings
 # DT_TMP_SCHEMA may be overridden from Documentation/devicetree/bindings/Makefile