diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 9e552557f5..e39fca9446 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -255,7 +255,13 @@ makeinstall_target() {
     fi
   elif [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "bcm2835-bootloader" ]; then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/overlays
+
+    # install platform dtbs, but remove upstream kernel dtbs (i.e. without downstream
+    # drivers and decent USB support) as these are not required by LibreELEC
     cp -p arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/dts/*.dtb $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
+    rm -f $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/bcm283*.dtb
+
+    # install overlay dtbs
     for dtb in arch/$TARGET_KERNEL_ARCH/boot/dts/overlays/*.dtbo; do
       cp $dtb $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/overlays 2>/dev/null || :
     done
diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
index 6ee3917146..eb7a3d85b4 100755
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/start.elf $BOOT_ROOT
   [ -f $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/dt-blob.bin ] && cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/dt-blob.bin $BOOT_ROOT
 
+  rm -f $BOOT_ROOT/bcm283*.dtb # cleanup excess dtb's used by upstream kernels (ie. not LE)
   cp -p $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/*.dtb $BOOT_ROOT
   cp -pR $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/overlays $BOOT_ROOT