diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.l b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.l
index 254d5af889562..3fb23b4b05a60 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.l
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.l
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ LINECOMMENT	"//".*\n
 #include "srcpos.h"
 #include "dtc-parser.tab.h"
 
-YYLTYPE yylloc;
-
 /* CAUTION: this will stop working if we ever use yyless() or yyunput() */
 #define	YY_USER_ACTION \
 	{ \
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
index a6c5fcdfc032d..fd82ae39930eb 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
@@ -637,8 +637,6 @@ char *yytext;
 #include "srcpos.h"
 #include "dtc-parser.tab.h"
 
-YYLTYPE yylloc;
-
 /* CAUTION: this will stop working if we ever use yyless() or yyunput() */
 #define	YY_USER_ACTION \
 	{ \
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h_shipped b/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h_shipped
index 9d2dce41211f0..201c55fb886ef 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h_shipped
+++ b/scripts/dtc/dtc-parser.tab.h_shipped
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ typedef union YYSTYPE
 #endif
 
 extern YYSTYPE yylval;
-
+extern YYLTYPE yylloc;