diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/image/cortexa9.mk b/target/linux/mvebu/image/cortexa9.mk
index d9738903f..e1ab9c5ae 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/image/cortexa9.mk
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/image/cortexa9.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2012-2016 OpenWrt.org
 # Copyright (C) 2016 LEDE-project.org
 
+DTS_DIR := $(DTS_DIR)/marvell
+
 define Device/dsa-migration
   DEVICE_COMPAT_VERSION := 1.1
   DEVICE_COMPAT_MESSAGE := Config cannot be migrated from swconfig to DSA