diff --git a/scripts/dtc/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
index ef85f8b7d4a7..0b44917f981c 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ endif
 HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -DNO_YAML
 else
 dtc-objs	+= yamltree.o
+# To include <yaml.h> installed in a non-default path
+HOSTCFLAGS_yamltree.o := $(shell pkg-config --cflags yaml-0.1)
+# To link libyaml installed in a non-default path
 HOSTLDLIBS_dtc	:= $(shell pkg-config yaml-0.1 --libs)
 endif