diff --git a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
index 4eae8e95c3..1a6e70a792 100644
--- a/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
+++ b/boot/uboot/uboot.mk
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC),y)
 UBOOT_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc
+UBOOT_MAKE_OPTS += DTC=$(HOST_DIR)/bin/dtc
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_PYTHON3),y)