diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7623.mk b/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7623.mk
index 24663551e0f..93625c405b9 100644
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7623.mk
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7623.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+ifneq ($(KERNEL),6.1)
+DTS_DIR := $(DTS_DIR)/mediatek
+endif
+
 DEVICE_VARS += UBOOT_TARGET UBOOT_OFFSET UBOOT_IMAGE
 
 # The bootrom of MT7623 expects legacy MediaTek headers present in
diff --git a/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7629.mk b/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7629.mk
index 9374228808c..9f0ea98950f 100644
--- a/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7629.mk
+++ b/target/linux/mediatek/image/mt7629.mk
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+ifneq ($(KERNEL),6.1)
+DTS_DIR := $(DTS_DIR)/mediatek
+endif
+
 define Device/mediatek_mt7629-rfb
   DEVICE_VENDOR := MediaTek
   DEVICE_MODEL := MT7629 rfb AP