diff --git a/arch/arm64/Makefile b/arch/arm64/Makefile
index 1c43cec971b5..066688863920 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/Makefile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ vdso_install:
 # We use MRPROPER_FILES and CLEAN_FILES now
 archclean:
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(boot)/dts
 
 define archhelp
   echo  '* Image.gz      - Compressed kernel image (arch/$(ARCH)/boot/Image.gz)'
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
index 3b8d427c3985..c62b0f4d9ef6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@ dts-dirs += apm
 dts-dirs += arm
 dts-dirs += cavium
 
-always		:= $(dtb-y)
 subdir-y	:= $(dts-dirs)
-clean-files	:= *.dtb