diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/Makefile b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/Makefile
index 87c76bdabfe6..7782d9985082 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/Makefile
@@ -14,16 +14,18 @@ $(obj)/%.example.dts: $(src)/%.yaml FORCE
 # Use full schemas when checking %.example.dts
 DT_TMP_SCHEMA := $(obj)/processed-schema-examples.yaml
 
-quiet_cmd_mk_schema = SCHEMA  $@
-      cmd_mk_schema = $(DT_MK_SCHEMA) $(DT_MK_SCHEMA_FLAGS) -o $@ $(real-prereqs)
-
-DT_DOCS = $(addprefix $(src)/, \
-	$(shell \
-	cd $(srctree)/$(src) && \
-	find * \( -name '*.yaml' ! \
+find_cmd = find $(srctree)/$(src) \( -name '*.yaml' ! \
 		-name 'processed-schema*' ! \
-		-name '*.example.dt.yaml' \) \
-	))
+		-name '*.example.dt.yaml' \)
+
+quiet_cmd_mk_schema = SCHEMA  $@
+      cmd_mk_schema = rm -f $@ ; \
+                      $(if $(DT_MK_SCHEMA_FLAGS), \
+                           echo $(real-prereqs), \
+                           $(find_cmd)) | \
+                      xargs $(DT_MK_SCHEMA) $(DT_MK_SCHEMA_FLAGS) >> $@
+
+DT_DOCS = $(shell $(find_cmd) | sed -e 's|^$(srctree)/||')
 
 DT_SCHEMA_FILES ?= $(DT_DOCS)