diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51df13599211..1a1a0d271697 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ ifneq ($(dtstree),)
 %.dtb: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree) $(dtstree)/$@
 
-PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install dtbs_check dt_binding_check
+PHONY += dtbs dtbs_install dtbs_check
 dtbs dtbs_check: include/config/kernel.release scripts_dtc
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(dtstree)
 
@@ -1259,6 +1259,7 @@ PHONY += scripts_dtc
 scripts_dtc: scripts_basic
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=scripts/dtc
 
+PHONY += dt_binding_check
 dt_binding_check: scripts_dtc
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=Documentation/devicetree/bindings