diff --git a/scripts/mkits.sh b/scripts/mkits.sh
index 5d836be8e4..93c8cedaed 100755
--- a/scripts/mkits.sh
+++ b/scripts/mkits.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ ARCH_UPPER=`echo $ARCH | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'`
 
 # Conditionally create fdt information
 if [ -n "${DTB}" ]; then
-	FDT="
+	FDT_NODE="
 		fdt@1 {
 			description = \"${ARCH_UPPER} OpenWrt ${DEVICE} device tree blob\";
 			data = /incbin/(\"${DTB}\");
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if [ -n "${DTB}" ]; then
 			};
 		};
 "
+	FDT_PROP="fdt = \"fdt@1\";"
 fi
 
 # Create a default, fully populated DTS file
@@ -100,9 +101,7 @@ DATA="/dts-v1/;
 				algo = \"sha1\";
 			};
 		};
-
-${FDT}
-
+${FDT_NODE}
 	};
 
 	configurations {
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ ${FDT}
 		${CONFIG} {
 			description = \"OpenWrt\";
 			kernel = \"kernel@1\";
-			fdt = \"fdt@1\";
+			${FDT_PROP}
 		};
 	};
 };"