diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/devicetree.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/devicetree.bbclass
index bd50d7fa1d..1806cb62cb 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/devicetree.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/devicetree.bbclass
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 SYSROOT_DIRS += "/boot/devicetree"
 FILES:${PN} = "/boot/devicetree/*.dtb /boot/devicetree/*.dtbo"
 
-S = "${WORKDIR}"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/sources"
+UNPACKDIR = "${S}"
 B = "${WORKDIR}/build"
 
 # Default kernel includes, these represent what are normally used for in-kernel