diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
index 7cbff167341f..1c15717e0d56 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbinst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export dtbinst-root ?= $(obj)
 
 include include/config/auto.conf
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
-include $(obj)/Makefile
+include $(src)/Makefile
 
 PHONY += __dtbs_install_prep
 __dtbs_install_prep:
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.fwinst b/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
index baf5eaedb278..b27290035253 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.fwinst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ src := $(obj)
 -include $(objtree)/.config
 
 include scripts/Kbuild.include
-include $(obj)/Makefile
+include $(src)/Makefile
 
 include scripts/Makefile.host