diff --git a/scripts/dtc/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
index 95aaf7431bff..1cba78e1dce6 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ dtc-objs	+= yamltree.o
 # To include <yaml.h> installed in a non-default path
 HOSTCFLAGS_yamltree.o := $(shell pkg-config --cflags yaml-0.1)
 # To link libyaml installed in a non-default path
-HOSTLDLIBS_dtc	:= $(shell pkg-config yaml-0.1 --libs)
+HOSTLDLIBS_dtc	:= $(shell pkg-config --libs yaml-0.1)
 endif
 
 # Generated files need one more search path to include headers in source tree