diff --git a/include/image.mk b/include/image.mk
index f5ab1d7953c..4b6acbe1aad 100644
--- a/include/image.mk
+++ b/include/image.mk
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ define Device/Build/dtb
   $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtb: FORCE
 	$(call Image/BuildDTB,$(strip $(2))/$(strip $(3)).dts,$$@)
 
-  image_prepare: $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtb
+  compile-dtb: $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtb
   endif
 
 endef
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ define Device/Build/dtbo
   $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtbo: FORCE
 	$(call Image/BuildDTBO,$(strip $(2))/$(strip $(3)).dtso,$$@)
 
-  image_prepare: $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtbo
+  compile-dtb: $(KDIR)/image-$(1).dtbo
   endif
 
 endef
@@ -841,18 +841,20 @@ define BuildImage
   download:
   prepare:
   compile:
+  compile-dtb:
   clean:
   image_prepare:
 
   ifeq ($(IB),)
-    .PHONY: download prepare compile clean image_prepare kernel_prepare install install-images
+    .PHONY: download prepare compile compile-dtb clean image_prepare kernel_prepare install install-images
     compile:
 		$(call Build/Compile)
 
     clean:
 		$(call Build/Clean)
 
-    image_prepare: compile
+    compile-dtb:
+    image_prepare: compile compile-dtb
 		mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR) $(KDIR)/tmp
 		rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)/json_info_files
 		$(call Image/Prepare)
diff --git a/include/kernel-build.mk b/include/kernel-build.mk
index b9513ec4143..c42dae0049b 100644
--- a/include/kernel-build.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-build.mk
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ define BuildKernel
   compile: $(LINUX_DIR)/.modules
 	$(MAKE) -C image compile TARGET_BUILD=
 
+  dtb: $(STAMP_CONFIGURED)
+	$(_SINGLE)$(KERNEL_MAKE) scripts_dtc
+	$(MAKE) -C image compile-dtb TARGET_BUILD=
+
   oldconfig menuconfig nconfig xconfig: $(STAMP_PREPARED) $(STAMP_CHECKED) FORCE
 	rm -f $(LINUX_DIR)/.config.prev
 	rm -f $(STAMP_CONFIGURED)
diff --git a/include/subdir.mk b/include/subdir.mk
index 95009f814e2..b4edbf8b96c 100644
--- a/include/subdir.mk
+++ b/include/subdir.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),prereq)
   SUBTARGETS:=prereq
   PREREQ_ONLY:=1
+# For target/linux related target add dtb to selectively compile dtbs
+else ifneq ($(filter target/linux/%,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+  SUBTARGETS:=$(DEFAULT_SUBDIR_TARGETS) dtb
 else
   SUBTARGETS:=$(DEFAULT_SUBDIR_TARGETS)
 endif