diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e058e98..b7d5cbb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 AWK		= awk
 PERL		= perl
 PYTHON		?= python
-DTC		?= dtc
+DTC		?= $(objtree)/scripts/dtc/dtc
 CHECK		= sparse
 
 CHECKFLAGS     := -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ \
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
 PHONY += dtbs
 dtbs: dts/dt.dtb
 	@:
-dts/dt.dtb: checkdtc u-boot
+dts/dt.dtb: u-boot
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=dts dtbs
 
 quiet_cmd_copy = COPY    $@
@@ -1447,12 +1447,6 @@
 System.map:	u-boot
 		@$(call SYSTEM_MAP,$<) > $@
 
-checkdtc:
-	@if test $(call dtc-version) -lt 010403; then \
-		echo '*** Your dtc is too old, please upgrade to dtc 1.4.3 or newer'; \
-		false; \
-	fi
-
 #########################################################################
 
 # ARM relocations should all be R_ARM_RELATIVE (32-bit) or