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 $< $@
 
diff --git a/dts/upstream/Bindings/Makefile b/dts/upstream/Bindings/Makefile
index 3e88619..e799963 100644
--- a/dts/upstream/Bindings/Makefile
+++ b/dts/upstream/Bindings/Makefile
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 		      rm -f $$f
 
 define rule_chkdt
-	$(if $(DT_SCHEMA_LINT),$(call cmd,yamllint),)
-	$(call cmd,chk_bindings)
-	$(call cmd,mk_schema)
+	$(if $(DT_SCHEMA_LINT),$(call echo-cmd,yamllint) $(cmd_yamllint),); \
+	$(call echo-cmd,chk_bindings) $(cmd_chk_bindings); \
+	$(call echo-cmd,mk_schema) $(cmd_mk_schema)
 endef
 
 DT_DOCS = $(patsubst $(srctree)/%,%,$(shell $(find_all_cmd)))
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 1ca8419..f82b316 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -356,8 +356,21 @@
 
 dtsi_include_list_deps = $(addprefix $(obj)/,$(subst $(quote),,$(dtsi_include_list)))
 
-$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts $(DTC) $(dtsi_include_list_deps) FORCE
-	$(call if_changed_dep,dtc)
+ifneq ($(CHECK_DTBS),)
+DT_CHECKER ?= dt-validate
+DT_CHECKER_FLAGS ?= $(if $(DT_SCHEMA_FILES),-l $(DT_SCHEMA_FILES),-m)
+DT_BINDING_DIR := dts/upstream/Bindings
+DT_TMP_SCHEMA := $(objtree)/$(DT_BINDING_DIR)/processed-schema.json
+
+quiet_cmd_dtb = DTC_CHK $@
+      cmd_dtb = $(cmd_dtc) ; $(DT_CHECKER) $(DT_CHECKER_FLAGS) -u $(srctree)/$(DT_BINDING_DIR) -p $(DT_TMP_SCHEMA) $@ || true
+else
+quiet_cmd_dtb = $(quiet_cmd_dtc)
+      cmd_dtb = $(cmd_dtc)
+endif
+
+$(obj)/%.dtb: $(src)/%.dts $(DTC) $(dtsi_include_list_deps) $(DT_TMP_SCHEMA) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,dtb)
 
 pre-tmp = $(subst $(comma),_,$(dot-target).pre.tmp)
 dtc-tmp = $(subst $(comma),_,$(dot-target).dts.tmp)