diff --git a/tools/binman/entry.py b/tools/binman/entry.py
index 2ed9dc0d6f4..dd2daadf16f 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry.py
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ class Entry(object):
             Empty dict, if this entry is not a .dtb, otherwise:
             Dict:
                 key: Filename from this entry (without the path)
-                value: Fdt object for this dtb, or None if not available
+                value: Tuple:
+                    Fdt object for this dtb, or None if not available
+                    Filename of file containing this dtb
         """
         return {}
 
diff --git a/tools/binman/entry_test.py b/tools/binman/entry_test.py
index b6ad3edb8dc..460171ba899 100644
--- a/tools/binman/entry_test.py
+++ b/tools/binman/entry_test.py
@@ -84,5 +84,14 @@ class TestEntry(unittest.TestCase):
         base_entry = entry.Entry(None, None, None, read_node=False)
         self.assertIsNone(base_entry.GetDefaultFilename())
 
+    def testBlobFdt(self):
+        """Test the GetFdtEtype() method of the blob-dtb entries"""
+        base = entry.Entry.Create(None, self.GetNode(), 'blob-dtb')
+        self.assertIsNone(base.GetFdtEtype())
+
+        dtb = entry.Entry.Create(None, self.GetNode(), 'u-boot-dtb')
+        self.assertEqual('u-boot-dtb', dtb.GetFdtEtype())
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/blob_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/blob_dtb.py
index b70c3d3a3a2..b9ccf9a9540 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/blob_dtb.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/blob_dtb.py
@@ -32,12 +32,24 @@ class Entry_blob_dtb(Entry_blob):
         data = self.CompressData(indata)
         return self.ProcessContentsUpdate(data)
 
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        """Get the entry type of this device tree
+
+        This can be 'u-boot-dtb', 'u-boot-spl-dtb' or 'u-boot-tpl-dtb'
+        Returns:
+            Entry type if any, e.g. 'u-boot-dtb'
+        """
+        return None
+
     def GetFdts(self):
         """Get the device trees used by this entry
 
         Returns:
             Dict:
                 key: Filename from this entry (without the path)
-                value: Fdt object for this dtb, or None if not available
+                value: Tuple:
+                    Fdt object for this dtb, or None if not available
+                    Filename of file containing this dtb
         """
-        return {self.GetDefaultFilename(): None}
+        fname = self.GetDefaultFilename()
+        return {self.GetFdtEtype(): [self, fname]}
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb.py
index 6263c4ebee3..6c805a666da 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb.py
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ class Entry_u_boot_dtb(Entry_blob_dtb):
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return 'u-boot.dtb'
+
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb_with_ucode.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb_with_ucode.py
index 9224004efeb..ff7f80421a3 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb_with_ucode.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_dtb_with_ucode.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ class Entry_u_boot_dtb_with_ucode(Entry_blob_dtb):
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return 'u-boot.dtb'
 
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-dtb'
+
     def ProcessFdt(self, fdt):
         # So the module can be loaded without it
         import fdt
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_spl_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_spl_dtb.py
index e7354646f13..1bcd449bf3a 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_spl_dtb.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_spl_dtb.py
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ class Entry_u_boot_spl_dtb(Entry_blob_dtb):
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return 'spl/u-boot-spl.dtb'
+
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-spl-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb.py
index bdeb0f75a24..81a39704598 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb.py
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ class Entry_u_boot_tpl_dtb(Entry_blob_dtb):
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb'
+
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-tpl-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb_with_ucode.py b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb_with_ucode.py
index 71e04fcd44f..ce19a49e2e6 100644
--- a/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb_with_ucode.py
+++ b/tools/binman/etype/u_boot_tpl_dtb_with_ucode.py
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ class Entry_u_boot_tpl_dtb_with_ucode(Entry_u_boot_dtb_with_ucode):
 
     def GetDefaultFilename(self):
         return 'tpl/u-boot-tpl.dtb'
+
+    def GetFdtEtype(self):
+        return 'u-boot-tpl-dtb'
diff --git a/tools/binman/state.py b/tools/binman/state.py
index c8175a30334..ee11ba470e0 100644
--- a/tools/binman/state.py
+++ b/tools/binman/state.py
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ entry_args = {}
 # ftest.py)
 use_fake_dtb = False
 
-# Dict of device trees, keyed by filename, but excluding the main one
+# Dict of device trees, keyed by entry type, but excluding the main one
+# The value is as returned by Entry.GetFdts(), i.e. a tuple:
+#     Fdt object for this dtb, or None if not available
+#     Filename of file containing this dtb
 fdt_subset = {}
 
 # The DTB which contains the full image information
@@ -142,9 +145,10 @@ def Prepare(images, dtb):
     if not use_fake_dtb:
         for image in images.values():
             fdt_subset.update(image.GetFdts())
-        if 'u-boot.dtb' in fdt_subset:
-            del fdt_subset['u-boot.dtb']
-        for other_fname in fdt_subset:
+        if 'u-boot-dtb' in fdt_subset:
+            del fdt_subset['u-boot-dtb']
+        for etype, other in fdt_subset.items():
+            _, other_fname = other
             infile = tools.GetInputFilename(other_fname)
             other_fname_dtb = fdt_util.EnsureCompiled(infile)
             out_fname = tools.GetOutputFilename('%s.out' %
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ def GetAllFdts():
         Device trees being used (U-Boot proper, SPL, TPL)
     """
     yield main_dtb
-    for other_fname in fdt_subset:
+    for etype, other_fname in fdt_subset.values():
         yield fdt_files[other_fname]
 
 def GetUpdateNodes(node):
