diff --git a/dts/Kconfig b/dts/Kconfig
index 00ac29a457..c39cc36888 100644
--- a/dts/Kconfig
+++ b/dts/Kconfig
@@ -355,15 +355,24 @@ config SPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	  compatible string, then adding platform data and U_BOOT_DRVINFO
 	  declarations for each node. See of-plat.txt for more information.
 
+if SPL_OF_PLATDATA
+
 config SPL_OF_PLATDATA_PARENT
 	bool "Support parent information in devices"
-	depends on SPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	default y
 	help
 	  Generally it is useful to be able to access the parent of a device
 	  with of-platdata. To save space this can be disabled, but in that
 	  case dev_get_parent() will always return NULL;
 
+config SPL_OF_PLATDATA_INST
+	bool "Declare devices at build time"
+	help
+	  Declare devices as udevice instances so that they do not need to be
+	  bound when U-Boot starts. This can save time and code space.
+
+endif
+
 config TPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	bool "Generate platform data for use in TPL"
 	depends on TPL_OF_CONTROL
@@ -385,13 +394,23 @@ config TPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	  compatible string, then adding platform data and U_BOOT_DRVINFO
 	  declarations for each node. See of-plat.txt for more information.
 
+if TPL_OF_PLATDATA
+
 config TPL_OF_PLATDATA_PARENT
 	bool "Support parent information in devices"
-	depends on TPL_OF_PLATDATA
 	default y
 	help
 	  Generally it is useful to be able to access the parent of a device
 	  with of-platdata. To save space this can be disabled, but in that
 	  case dev_get_parent() will always return NULL;
 
+config TPL_OF_PLATDATA_INST
+	bool "Declare devices at build time"
+
+	help
+	  Declare devices as udevice instances so that they do not need to be
+	  bound when U-Boot starts. This can save time and code space.
+
+endif
+
 endmenu
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.spl b/scripts/Makefile.spl
index bfae9a4fca..f3bb793681 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.spl
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.spl
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ pythonpath = PYTHONPATH=scripts/dtc/pylibfdt
 DTOC_ARGS := $(pythonpath) $(srctree)/tools/dtoc/dtoc \
 	-d $(obj)/$(SPL_BIN).dtb -p $(SPL_NAME)
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_$(SPL_TPL_)OF_PLATDATA_INST),)
+DTOC_ARGS += -i
+endif
+
 quiet_cmd_dtoc = DTOC    $@
 cmd_dtoc = $(DTOC_ARGS) -c $(obj)/dts -C include/generated all