diff --git a/include/trusted-firmware-a.mk b/include/trusted-firmware-a.mk
index d95250452b1..46fc52b15e4 100644
--- a/include/trusted-firmware-a.mk
+++ b/include/trusted-firmware-a.mk
@@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ define Build/Configure/Trusted-Firmware-A
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
 endef
 
+DTC=$(wildcard $(LINUX_DIR)/scripts/dtc/dtc)
+
 define Build/Compile/Trusted-Firmware-A
 	+$(MAKE) $(PKG_JOBS) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		CROSS_COMPILE=$(TARGET_CROSS) \
 		OPENSSL_DIR=$(STAGING_DIR_HOST) \
+		$(if $(DTC),DTC="$(DTC)") \
 		PLAT=$(PLAT) \
 		BUILD_STRING="OpenWrt v$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) ($(VARIANT))" \
 		$(TFA_MAKE_FLAGS)
diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-bcm63xx/Makefile b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-bcm63xx/Makefile
index 12571e8d963..7db1fbfff0c 100644
--- a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-bcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-bcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=9d5d04f572b1b6ddc6eb3064b9cb09f5fe982e82d350790041d35316349af12
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl>
 
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/trusted-firmware-a.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mediatek/Makefile b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mediatek/Makefile
index 30488333f8b..48feae4b60a 100644
--- a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mediatek/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mediatek/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=4af9ce8e11511afee7f588cc982946c06339edbfa47afef6a7f3e2231ac9f34
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
 
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/trusted-firmware-a.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mvebu/Makefile b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mvebu/Makefile
index 9a7e1340a92..dba4836a6b9 100644
--- a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-mvebu/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ PKG_HASH:=53422dc649153838e03820330ba17cb10afe3e330ecde0db11e4d5f1361a33e6
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Vladimir Vid <vladimir.vid@sartura.hr>
 
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/trusted-firmware-a.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-sunxi/Makefile b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-sunxi/Makefile
index 0abfbae7501..178b3958b82 100644
--- a/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-sunxi/Makefile
+++ b/package/boot/arm-trusted-firmware-sunxi/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=license.md
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
 
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/trusted-firmware-a.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk