diff --git a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
index e5c21d01de..8494ed4725 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
+++ b/src/mainboard/emulation/qemu-i386/Makefile
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ core-$(UNCOMPRESSORS) += uncompressors
 $(obj)/mainboard.o: $(obj)/dtc.h
 
 $(obj)/dtc.h: $(src)/dts
-	dtc -O lb $(src)/dts ($obj)/dtc.h
+	dtc -O lb $(src)/dts >$(obj)/dtc.h