diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
index c469849..daf20f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/Makefile
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_IMX8), y)
 CNTR_DEPFILES := $(srctree)/tools/imx_cntr_image.sh
 IMAGE_TYPE := imx8image
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SPL_BUILD),y)
 SPL_DEPFILE_EXISTS := $(shell $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -x c -o spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout $(srctree)/$(IMX_CONFIG); if [ -f spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout ]; then $(CNTR_DEPFILES) spl/u-boot-spl.cfgout; echo $$?; fi)
+endif
 DEPFILE_EXISTS := $(shell $(CPP) $(cpp_flags) -x c -o u-boot-dtb.cfgout $(srctree)/$(IMX_CONFIG); if [ -f u-boot-dtb.cfgout ]; then $(CNTR_DEPFILES) u-boot-dtb.cfgout; echo $$?; fi)
 else ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_IMX8M), y)
 IMAGE_TYPE := imx8mimage