echo ""                                              >&2
                        echo "  architecture ${dtx_arch} is in file path,"   >&2
                        echo "  but does not match shell variable \$ARCH"    >&2
-                       echo "  (${ARCH}) does not match shell variable"     >&2
-                       echo "  \$ARCH (${ARCH})"                            >&2
+                       echo "  >>\$ARCH<< is: >>${ARCH}<<"                  >&2
                fi
 
                if [ ! -d ${srctree}/arch/${ARCH} ] ; then
 
 if [ ! -x ${DTC} ] ; then
        __DTC="dtc"
+       if grep -q "^CONFIG_DTC=y" ${__KBUILD_OUTPUT}/.config ; then
+               make_command='
+         make scripts'
+       else
+               make_command='
+         Enable CONFIG_DTC in the kernel configuration
+         make scripts'
+       fi
        if ( ! which ${__DTC} >/dev/null ) ; then
 
                # use spaces instead of tabs in the error message
       'dtc' is: ${DTC}
 
       If it does not exist, create it from the root of the Linux source tree:
-
-         'make scripts'.
+${make_command}
 
       If not at the root of the Linux kernel source tree -s SRCTREE or -S
       may need to be specified to find 'dtc'.