diff --git a/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD
index a815705ef..fa081a197 100644
--- a/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-am33x/PKGBUILD
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ build() {
 
   # build overlays
   cd "${srcdir}/bb.org-overlays"
-  make
+  make DTC=/usr/bin/dtc
 }
 
 _package() {