diff --git a/meta/classes/image.bbclass b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
index c29d9e26..8b316c83 100644
--- a/meta/classes/image.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/image.bbclass
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ INITRD_IMAGE ?= ""
 INITRD_DEPLOY_FILE = "${@ d.getVar('INITRD_IMAGE') or '${IMAGE_FULLNAME}-initrd.img'}"
 
 # This defines the deployed dtbs for reuse by imagers
+# Since we may be building several images with the same set of DTB_FILES, silent sstate
+# overlap checks
 DTB_FILES ?= ""
+DEPLOY_DTB_FILES = "${@ ' '.join(['${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}/' + os.path.basename(dtb) for dtb in d.getVar('DTB_FILES').split()]) }"
+SSTATE_ALLOW_OVERLAP_FILES += "${DEPLOY_DTB_FILES}"
 
 # Useful variables for imager implementations:
 PP = "/home/builder/${PN}-${MACHINE}"