diff --git a/board/aarch64/rootfs/boot/syslinux/syslinux.conf b/board/aarch64/rootfs/boot/syslinux/syslinux.conf
index 33fdbb23..fbc87ac0 100644
--- a/board/aarch64/rootfs/boot/syslinux/syslinux.conf
+++ b/board/aarch64/rootfs/boot/syslinux/syslinux.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 label Infix (aarch64)
 	kernel /boot/Image
+	fdtdir /boot
 	append ${bootargs_root} ${bootargs_rauc} ${bootargs_log}
diff --git a/configs/aarch64_defconfig b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
index d1940e34..05a23fc9 100644
--- a/configs/aarch64_defconfig
+++ b/configs/aarch64_defconfig
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="${BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH}/board/aarch64/li
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="marvell/armada-3720-espressobin marvell/armada-3720-espressobin-emmc marvell/armada-3720-espressobin-v7 marvell/armada-3720-espressobin-v7-emmc marvell/armada-3720-espressobin-ultra marvell/cn9130-crb-A marvell/cn9130-crb-B sparx5_pcb135_emmc_no_psci"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_PATH="${BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH}/board/aarch64/dts/microchip/sparx5_pcb135_emmc_no_psci.dts"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_KEEP_DIRNAME=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_CONFIG="${BR2_EXTERNAL_INFIX_PATH}/board/common/busybox_defconfig"
 BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y