diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a2d99e1027..9d2e31e494a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ libs-$(CONFIG_UT_ENV) += test/env/
 libs-$(CONFIG_UT_OPTEE) += test/optee/
 libs-$(CONFIG_UT_OVERLAY) += test/overlay/
 
-libs-y += $(if $(BOARDDIR),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
+libs-y += $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/Makefile),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
 
 libs-y := $(sort $(libs-y))
 
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index 15ac87286d5..32f4384657b 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ c_flags := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) $(cpp_flags)
 
 HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB = $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(VENDOR)/common/Makefile),y,n)
 
-libs-y += $(if $(BOARDDIR),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
+libs-y += $(if $(wildcard $(srctree)/board/$(BOARDDIR)/Makefile),board/$(BOARDDIR)/)
 libs-$(HAVE_VENDOR_COMMON_LIB) += board/$(VENDOR)/common/
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TPL_BUILD),y)