diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-devicetree.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-devicetree.bbclass
index 11b57adc92..e1e67cbc56 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-devicetree.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-devicetree.bbclass
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ do_install:append() {
 	for dtbf in ${KERNEL_DEVICETREE}; do
 		dtb=`normalize_dtb "$dtbf"`
 		dtb_path=`get_real_dtb_path_in_kernel "$dtb"`
-		if [ ${KERNEL_DTBVENDORED} == "false" ]; then
+		if "${@'false' if oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('KERNEL_DTBVENDORED')) else 'true'}"; then
 			dtb_ext=${dtb##*.}
 			dtb_base_name=`basename $dtb .$dtb_ext`
 			dtb=$dtb_base_name.$dtb_ext
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ do_deploy:append() {
 		dtb_ext=${dtb##*.}
 		dtb_base_name=`basename $dtb .$dtb_ext`
 		install -d $deployDir
-		if [ ${KERNEL_DTBVENDORED} == "false" ]; then
+		if "${@'false' if oe.types.boolean(d.getVar('KERNEL_DTBVENDORED')) else 'true'}"; then
 			dtb=$dtb_base_name.$dtb_ext
 		fi
 		install -m 0644 ${D}/${KERNEL_DTBDEST}/$dtb $deployDir/$dtb_base_name-${KERNEL_DTB_NAME}.$dtb_ext
diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 87dd46e6fa..3d5422b09e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ KERNEL_RELEASE ?= "${KERNEL_VERSION}"
 KERNEL_OUTPUT_DIR ?= "arch/${ARCH}/boot"
 KERNEL_IMAGEDEST ?= "boot"
 KERNEL_DTBDEST ?= "${KERNEL_IMAGEDEST}"
-KERNEL_DTBVENDORED ?= "false"
+KERNEL_DTBVENDORED ?= "0"
 
 #
 # configuration