diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index 0ddb8b9..2de79bf 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@
 
 KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_OUT := $(KERNEL_OUT)/.additional_config
 
+KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS += DTC=$(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(DTC)
+
 # Internal implementation of make-kernel-target
 # $(1): output path (The value passed to O=)
 # $(2): target to build (eg. defconfig, modules, dtbo.img)