diff --git a/configs/orangepipc_defconfig b/configs/orangepipc_defconfig
index f430392c14..f39ea43070 100644
--- a/configs/orangepipc_defconfig
+++ b/configs/orangepipc_defconfig
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="orangepi_pc"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="http://git.denx.de/u-boot.git"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="4832e17787acb29734d895751bc7a594908aecc6"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_CUSTOM_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GENIMAGE=y