diff --git a/boot/optee-os/Config.in b/boot/optee-os/Config.in
index 0974578484..ea16550b72 100644
--- a/boot/optee-os/Config.in
+++ b/boot/optee-os/Config.in
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ config BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_VERSION
 	default BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION \
 				if BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_CUSTOM_GIT
 
+config BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_NEEDS_DTC
+	bool "OP-TEE OS needs dtc"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_DTC
+	help
+	  Select this option if your OP-TEE OS platform configuration
+	  requires the Device Tree compiler to be available.
+
 config BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_CORE
 	bool "Build core"
 	default y
diff --git a/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk b/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
index 166b5e693c..9f76d8450e 100644
--- a/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
+++ b/boot/optee-os/optee-os.mk
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ endif
 
 OPTEE_OS_DEPENDENCIES = host-openssl host-python3 host-python-pycryptodomex host-python-pyelftools
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_NEEDS_DTC),y)
+OPTEE_OS_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc
+endif
+
 # On 64bit targets, OP-TEE OS can be built in 32bit mode, or
 # can be built in 64bit mode and support 32bit and 64bit
 # trusted applications. Since buildroot currently references