diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Built-in dtb
+builtindtb-y		:= skeleton
+
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME),"")
+	builtindtb-y	:= $(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_ARC_BUILTIN_DTB_NAME))
+endif
+
+obj-y   += $(builtindtb-y).dtb.o
+targets += $(builtindtb-y).dtb
+
+dtbs:  $(addprefix  $(obj)/, $(builtindtb-y).dtb)
+
+clean-files := *.dtb
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dts b/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25a84fb
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+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Synopsys, Inc. (www.synopsys.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+/dts-v1/;
+
+/include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
diff --git a/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dtsi b/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b357d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arc/boot/dts/skeleton.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Synopsys, Inc. (www.synopsys.com)
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Skeleton device tree; the bare minimum needed to boot; just include and
+ * add a compatible value.
+ */
+
+/ {
+	compatible = "snps,arc";
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <1>;
+	chosen { };
+	aliases { };
+	memory { device_type = "memory"; reg = <0 0>; };
+};