diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/mips/boot/dts/Makefile
index 8df3d3ef0a85..1638a3837caa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 dtb-$(CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_SOC)		+= octeon_3xxx.dtb octeon_68xx.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_EASY50712)		+= easy50712.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_EVP)		+= xlp_evp.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_SVP)		+= xlp_svp.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_FVP)		+= xlp_fvp.dtb
+dtb-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_GVP)		+= xlp_gvp.dtb
 dtb-$(CONFIG_MIPS_SEAD3)		+= sead3.dtb
 
 obj-y		+= $(patsubst %.dtb, %.dtb.o, $(dtb-y))
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_evp.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_evp.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_evp.dts
rename to arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_evp.dts
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_fvp.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_fvp.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_fvp.dts
rename to arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_fvp.dts
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_gvp.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_gvp.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_gvp.dts
rename to arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_gvp.dts
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_svp.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_svp.dts
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/mips/netlogic/dts/xlp_svp.dts
rename to arch/mips/boot/dts/xlp_svp.dts
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/Kconfig b/arch/mips/netlogic/Kconfig
index 4eb683aef7d7..0823321c10e0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ if NLM_XLP_BOARD
 config DT_XLP_EVP
 	bool "Built-in device tree for XLP EVP boards"
 	default y
+	select BUILTIN_DTB
 	help
 	  Add an FDT blob for XLP EVP boards into the kernel.
 	  This DTB will be used if the firmware does not pass in a DTB
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ config DT_XLP_EVP
 config DT_XLP_SVP
 	bool "Built-in device tree for XLP SVP boards"
 	default y
+	select BUILTIN_DTB
 	help
 	  Add an FDT blob for XLP VP boards into the kernel.
 	  This DTB will be used if the firmware does not pass in a DTB
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ config DT_XLP_SVP
 config DT_XLP_FVP
 	bool "Built-in device tree for XLP FVP boards"
 	default y
+	select BUILTIN_DTB
 	help
 	  Add an FDT blob for XLP FVP board into the kernel.
 	  This DTB will be used if the firmware does not pass in a DTB
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ config DT_XLP_FVP
 config DT_XLP_GVP
 	bool "Built-in device tree for XLP GVP boards"
 	default y
+	select BUILTIN_DTB
 	help
 	  Add an FDT blob for XLP GVP board into the kernel.
 	  This DTB will be used if the firmware does not pass in a DTB
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/Makefile b/arch/mips/netlogic/Makefile
index 7602d1386614..36d169b2ca6d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/netlogic/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_NLM_COMMON)	+=	common/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_XLR)		+=	xlr/
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_XLP)		+=	xlp/
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_XLP)		+=	dts/
diff --git a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/Makefile b/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 25c8e873ee25..000000000000
--- a/arch/mips/netlogic/dts/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-obj-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_EVP) := xlp_evp.dtb.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_SVP) += xlp_svp.dtb.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_FVP) += xlp_fvp.dtb.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_DT_XLP_GVP) += xlp_gvp.dtb.o