diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b55607..2d24ac3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1333,8 +1333,8 @@
 		$(foreach f,$(BINMAN_TOOLPATHS),--toolpath $(f)) \
                 --toolpath $(objtree)/tools \
 		$(if $(BINMAN_VERBOSE),-v$(BINMAN_VERBOSE)) \
-		build -u -d u-boot.dtb -O . -m --allow-missing \
-		--fake-ext-blobs \
+		build -u -d u-boot.dtb -O . -m \
+		$(if $(BINMAN_ALLOW_MISSING),--allow-missing --fake-ext-blobs) \
 		-I . -I $(srctree) -I $(srctree)/board/$(BOARDDIR) \
 		-I arch/$(ARCH)/dts -a of-list=$(CONFIG_OF_LIST) \
 		$(foreach f,$(BINMAN_INDIRS),-I $(f)) \