diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper b/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
index 221b8c87f57e..b8e4856af759 100755
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/wrapper
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 if [ -n "$dts" ]; then
+    if [ ! -r "$dts" -a -r "$object/dts/$dts" ]; then
+	dts="$object/dts/$dts"
+    fi
     if [ -z "$dtb" ]; then
 	dtb="$platform.dtb"
     fi