diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index e98b25cb72..cf1cae7cc0 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -370,8 +370,9 @@ endif
 # Compilation. We make sure the kernel gets rebuilt when the
 # configuration has changed.
 define LINUX_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(if $(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_DTS),
-		cp -f $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH)) $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/dts/)
+	@for dts in $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH)); do \
+		cp -f $${dts} $(KERNEL_ARCH_PATH)/boot/dts/ ;   \
+	done
 	$(LINUX_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) $(LINUX_TARGET_NAME)
 	@if grep -q "CONFIG_MODULES=y" $(@D)/.config; then	\
 		$(LINUX_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(@D) modules ;	\
@@ -482,9 +483,9 @@ $(error No kernel configuration file specified, check your BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUST
 endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT)$(KERNEL_DTS_NAME),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT):$(strip $(KERNEL_DTS_NAME)),y:)
 $(error No kernel device tree source specified, check your \
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_INTREE_DTS / BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_DTS settings)
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME / BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH settings)
 endif
 
 endif # BR_BUILDING