diff --git a/arch/sh/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/sh/boot/dts/Makefile
index 715def00a436..01d0f7fb14cc 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/sh/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_USE_BUILTIN_DTB) += $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB_SOURCE)).dtb.o
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB_SOURCE),"")
+obj-y += $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_BUILTIN_DTB_SOURCE)).dtb.o
+endif