diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
index 526df9b..80dfc15 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/kernel-fitimage.bbclass
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
             d.appendVarFlag('do_assemble_fitimage', 'depends', ' ${INITRAMFS_IMAGE}:do_image_complete')
 }
 
+# Options for the device tree compiler passed to mkimage '-D' feature:
+UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS ??= ""
+
 #
 # Emit the fitImage ITS header
 #
@@ -212,7 +215,10 @@
 		#
 		# Step 4: Assemble the image
 		#
-		uboot-mkimage -f fit-image.its arch/${ARCH}/boot/fitImage
+		uboot-mkimage \
+			${@'-D "${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS}"' if len('${UBOOT_MKIMAGE_DTCOPTS}') else ''} \
+			-f fit-image.its \
+			arch/${ARCH}/boot/fitImage
 	fi
 }