diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec4990f..283ddd2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1158,12 +1158,28 @@
 	@# disabling OF_BOARD.
 	$(call cmd,ofcheck,$(KCONFIG_CONFIG))
 
-PHONY += dtbs
+PHONY += dtbs dtbs_check
 dtbs: dts/dt.dtb
 	@:
-dts/dt.dtb: u-boot
+dts/dt.dtb: dtbs_prepare u-boot
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=dts dtbs
 
+dtbs_prepare: prepare3
+
+ifneq ($(filter dtbs_check, $(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+export CHECK_DTBS=y
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(CHECK_DTBS),)
+dtbs_prepare: dt_binding_check
+endif
+
+dtbs_check: dt_binding_check dtbs
+
+DT_BINDING_DIR := dts/upstream/Bindings
+dt_binding_check: scripts_dtc
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(DT_BINDING_DIR) $(DT_BINDING_DIR)/processed-schema.json
+
 quiet_cmd_copy = COPY    $@
       cmd_copy = cp $< $@