diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
index fa2e98ec0a..53286b4894 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="A20-OLinuXino-Lime"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2015.07"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_BIN=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin"
diff --git a/configs/zedboard_defconfig b/configs/zedboard_defconfig
index 761e32f3bd..92e7c599d9 100644
--- a/configs/zedboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zedboard_defconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="zynq_zed"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2015.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_PATCH="$(TOPDIR)/board/avnet/zedboard/uboot"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_DTC=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_DTB_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_ZYNQ_IMAGE=y