diff --git a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
index 04b526883f..4c559185af 100644
--- a/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
+++ b/package/uboot-tools/uboot-tools.mk
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	STRIP=$(TARGET_STRIP)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),y)
-UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_FIT=y
+UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_FIT=y CONFIG_MKIMAGE_DTC_PATH=dtc
 UBOOT_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += dtc
 endif
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS = HOSTCC="$(HOSTCC)" \
 	HOSTLDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)"
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_FIT_SUPPORT),y)
-HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_FIT=y
+HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_MAKE_OPTS += CONFIG_FIT=y CONFIG_MKIMAGE_DTC_PATH=dtc
 HOST_UBOOT_TOOLS_DEPENDENCIES += host-dtc
 endif