diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fea1954247..61fd97377e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1389,8 +1389,8 @@ u-boot.lds: $(LDSCRIPT) prepare FORCE
 spl/u-boot-spl.bin: spl/u-boot-spl
 	@:
 spl/u-boot-spl: tools prepare \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb) \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_TPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb)
+		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb) \
+		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_TPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) obj=spl -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.spl all
 
 spl/sunxi-spl.bin: spl/u-boot-spl
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ spl/boot.bin: spl/u-boot-spl
 	@:
 
 tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin: tools prepare \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb)
+		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_SPL_OF_PLATDATA),dts/dt.dtb)
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) obj=tpl -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.spl all
 
 TAG_SUBDIRS := $(patsubst %,$(srctree)/%,$(u-boot-dirs) include)