diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 28c9f31fb4..2b2167573f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1440,11 +1440,13 @@ else
 MKIMAGEFLAGS_u-boot.itb = -E
 endif
 
+ifdef U_BOOT_ITS
 u-boot.itb: u-boot-nodtb.bin \
 		$(if $(CONFIG_OF_SEPARATE)$(CONFIG_OF_EMBED)$(CONFIG_OF_HOSTFILE),dts/dt.dtb) \
 		$(U_BOOT_ITS) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkfitimage)
 	$(BOARD_SIZE_CHECK)
+endif
 
 u-boot-spl.kwb: u-boot.img spl/u-boot-spl.bin FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,mkimage)