diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index 194d825b0e..27e17db951 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -542,11 +542,6 @@ fitimage_assemble() {
 				DTB_PATH="arch/${ARCH}/boot/$DTB"
 			fi
 
-			# Strip off the path component from the filename
-			if "${@'false' if oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('KERNEL_DTBVENDORED')) else 'true'}"; then
-				DTB=`basename $DTB`
-			fi
-
 			DTB=$(echo "$DTB" | tr '/' '_')
 
 			# Skip DTB if we've picked it up previously