diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f94813d..b5f81e3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ cmd_ldr = $(LD) $(LDFLAGS_$(@F)) \
 
 u-boot.rom: u-boot-x86-16bit.bin u-boot.bin \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_SPL_X86_16BIT_INIT),spl/u-boot-spl.bin) \
-		$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_REFCODE),refcode.bin) checkbinman FORCE
+		$(if $(CONFIG_HAVE_REFCODE),refcode.bin) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,binman)
 
 OBJCOPYFLAGS_u-boot-x86-16bit.bin := -O binary -j .start16 -j .resetvec
@@ -1144,8 +1144,7 @@ u-boot-x86-16bit.bin: u-boot FORCE
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARCH_SUNXI),)
-u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin: spl/sunxi-spl.bin u-boot.img u-boot.dtb \
-		checkbinman FORCE
+u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin: spl/sunxi-spl.bin u-boot.img u-boot.dtb FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,binman)
 endif
 
@@ -1379,18 +1378,6 @@ $(version_h): include/config/uboot.release FORCE
 $(timestamp_h): $(srctree)/Makefile FORCE
 	$(call filechk,timestamp.h)
 
-checkbinman: tools
-	@if ! ( echo 'import libfdt' | ( PYTHONPATH=scripts/dtc/pylibfdt $(PYTHON) )); then \
-		echo >&2; \
-		echo >&2 '*** binman needs the Python libfdt library.'; \
-		echo >&2 '*** Either install it on your system, or try:'; \
-		echo >&2 '***'; \
-		echo >&2 '*** sudo apt-get install swig libpython-dev'; \
-		echo >&2 '***'; \
-		echo >&2 '*** to have U-Boot build its own version.'; \
-		false; \
-	fi
-
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 quiet_cmd_cpp_lds = LDS     $@
 cmd_cpp_lds = $(CPP) -Wp,-MD,$(depfile) $(cpp_flags) $(LDPPFLAGS) \
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 1304417..2607fed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ config ARCH_SOCFPGA
 
 config ARCH_SUNXI
 	bool "Support sunxi (Allwinner) SoCs"
+	select BINMAN
 	select CMD_GPIO
 	select CMD_MMC if MMC
 	select CMD_USB if DISTRO_DEFAULTS
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 98c56ad..5c23b2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ config SMM_TSEG_SIZE
 config X86_RESET_VECTOR
 	bool
 	default n
+	select BINMAN
 
 # The following options control where the 16-bit and 32-bit init lies
 # If SPL is enabled then it normally holds this init code, and U-Boot proper
diff --git a/dts/Kconfig b/dts/Kconfig
index daa757d..0cef225 100644
--- a/dts/Kconfig
+++ b/dts/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ config SUPPORT_OF_CONTROL
 config DTC
 	bool
 
+config PYLIBFDT
+	bool
+
+config DTOC
+	bool
+	select PYLIBFDT
+
+config BINMAN
+	bool
+	select DTOC
+
 menu "Device Tree Control"
 	depends on SUPPORT_OF_CONTROL
 
@@ -231,6 +242,7 @@ config OF_SPL_REMOVE_PROPS
 config SPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	bool "Generate platform data for use in SPL"
 	depends on SPL_OF_CONTROL
+	select DTOC
 	help
 	  For very constrained SPL environments the overhead of decoding
 	  device tree nodes and converting their contents into platform data
@@ -252,6 +264,7 @@ config SPL_OF_PLATDATA
 config TPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	bool "Generate platform data for use in TPL"
 	depends on TPL_OF_CONTROL
+	select DTOC
 	help
 	  For very constrained SPL environments the overhead of decoding
 	  device tree nodes and converting their contents into platform data
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 065bb25..ca04476 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ PHONY += dts_dir
 dts_dir:
 	$(shell [ -d $(obj)/dts ] || mkdir -p $(obj)/dts)
 
-include/generated/dt-structs-gen.h: $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).dtb dts_dir checkdtoc
+include/generated/dt-structs-gen.h: $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).dtb dts_dir FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,dtoch)
 
-$(obj)/dts/dt-platdata.c: $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).dtb dts_dir checkdtoc
+$(obj)/dts/dt-platdata.c: $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).dtb dts_dir FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,dtocc)
 
 ifdef CONFIG_SAMSUNG
@@ -380,17 +380,6 @@ ifneq ($(cmd_files),)
   include $(cmd_files)
 endif
 
-checkdtoc: tools
-	@if ! ( echo 'import libfdt' | ( PYTHONPATH=scripts/dtc/pylibfdt $(PYTHON) )); then \
-		echo '*** dtoc needs the Python libfdt library. Either '; \
-		echo '*** install it on your system, or try:'; \
-		echo '***'; \
-		echo '*** sudo apt-get install swig libpython-dev'; \
-		echo '***'; \
-		echo '*** to have U-Boot build its own version.'; \
-		false; \
-	fi
-
 PHONY += FORCE
 FORCE:
 
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/Makefile b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
index f4a16ed..90ef2db 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/dtc/Makefile
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ $(obj)/dtc-lexer.lex.o: $(obj)/dtc-parser.tab.h
 clean-files	:= dtc-lexer.lex.c dtc-parser.tab.c dtc-parser.tab.h
 
 # Added for U-Boot
-subdir-y += pylibfdt
+subdir-$(CONFIG_PYLIBFDT) += pylibfdt