diff --git a/scripts/kernel-functions b/scripts/kernel-functions
index e34e43bcf..81dbd7e19 100644
--- a/scripts/kernel-functions
+++ b/scripts/kernel-functions
@@ -722,6 +722,18 @@ index 5c6c3fd557d7..b3b7270300de 100644
  #include "srcpos.h"
  #include "dtc-parser.tab.h"
  
+-YYLTYPE yylloc;
+ extern bool treesource_error;
+ 
+ /* CAUTION: this will stop working if we ever use yyless() or yyunput() */
+diff --git a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
+index 5c6c3fd557d7..b3b7270300de 100644
+--- a/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
++++ b/scripts/dtc/dtc-lexer.lex.c_shipped
+@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ LINECOMMENT	"//".*\n
+ #include "srcpos.h"
+ #include "dtc-parser.tab.h"
+ 
 -YYLTYPE yylloc;
  extern bool treesource_error;