diff --git a/dts/upstream/src/powerpc/Makefile b/dts/upstream/src/powerpc/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+
+include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.dts
+
+# Add any required device tree compiler flags here
+DTC_FLAGS +=