diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 9f06f6aaf7fcb..29da0dc9776d3 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -407,8 +407,15 @@ cmd_dtc = $(HOSTCC) -E $(dtc_cpp_flags) -x assembler-with-cpp -o $(dtc-tmp) $< ;
 		-d $(depfile).dtc.tmp $(dtc-tmp) ; \
 	cat $(depfile).pre.tmp $(depfile).dtc.tmp > $(depfile)
 
+DT_CHECK_CMD = $(DT_CHECKER) $(DT_CHECKER_FLAGS) -u $(srctree)/$(DT_BINDING_DIR) -p $(DT_TMP_SCHEMA)
+
+ifneq ($(CHECK_DTBS),)
+quiet_cmd_fdtoverlay = DTOVLCH $@
+      cmd_fdtoverlay = $(objtree)/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay -o $@ -i $(real-prereqs) ; $(DT_CHECK_CMD) $@ || true
+else
 quiet_cmd_fdtoverlay = DTOVL   $@
       cmd_fdtoverlay = $(objtree)/scripts/dtc/fdtoverlay -o $@ -i $(real-prereqs)
+endif
 
 $(multi-dtb-y): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,fdtoverlay)
@@ -421,7 +428,7 @@ DT_BINDING_DIR := Documentation/devicetree/bindings
 DT_TMP_SCHEMA := $(objtree)/$(DT_BINDING_DIR)/processed-schema.json
 
 quiet_cmd_dtb =	DTC_CHK $@
-      cmd_dtb =	$(cmd_dtc) ; $(DT_CHECKER) $(DT_CHECKER_FLAGS) -u $(srctree)/$(DT_BINDING_DIR) -p $(DT_TMP_SCHEMA) $@ || true
+      cmd_dtb =	$(cmd_dtc) ; $(DT_CHECK_CMD) $@ || true
 else
 quiet_cmd_dtb = $(quiet_cmd_dtc)
       cmd_dtb = $(cmd_dtc)