diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index 08a6046..a0d71c5 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
 $(DOBJ): $(2) $(filter-out %.d,$(MAKEFILE_LIST)) | fdt_dirs
 	$${ECHO} "  CPP     $$<"
 	$(eval DTBS       := $(addprefix $(1)/,$(call SOURCES_TO_DTBS,$(2))))
-	$$(Q)$$(PP) $$(DTC_CPPFLAGS) -MT $(DTBS) -MMD -MF $(DTSDEP) -o $(DPRE) $$<
+	$$(Q)$$(CPP) $$(DTC_CPPFLAGS) -MT $(DTBS) -MMD -MF $(DTSDEP) -o $(DPRE) $$<
 	$${ECHO} "  DTC     $$<"
 	$$(Q)$$(DTC) $$(DTC_FLAGS) -d $(DTBDEP) -o $$@ $(DPRE)