1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index 7e30a5d47e..4b74ddc201 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ fitimage_emit_section_config() {
         bootscr_line=""
         setup_line=""
         default_line=""
+        compatible_line=""
 
         dtb_image_sect=$(symlink_points_below $dtb_image "${EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE}")
         if [ -z "$dtb_image_sect" ]; then
@@ -428,7 +429,12 @@ fitimage_emit_section_config() {
         fi
 
         dtb_path="${EXTERNAL_KERNEL_DEVICETREE}/${dtb_image_sect}"
-        compatible_line="compatible = \"$(fdtget "$dtb_path" / compatible | sed 's/ /", "/g')\";"
+        if [ -e "$dtb_path" ]; then
+                compat=$(fdtget -t s "$dtb_path" / compatible | sed 's/ /", "/g')
+                if [ -n "$compat" ]; then
+                        compatible_line="compatible = \"$compat\";"
+                fi
+        fi
 
         dtb_image=$(echo $dtb_image | tr '/' '_')
         dtb_image_sect=$(echo "${dtb_image_sect}" | tr '/' '_')