diff --git a/dtc/.SRCINFO b/dtc/.SRCINFO
index bfb26a9f75..fa32986a0a 100644
--- a/dtc/.SRCINFO
+++ b/dtc/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pkgbase = dtc
 	pkgdesc = Device Tree Compiler
 	pkgver = 1.7.2
-	pkgrel = 2
+	pkgrel = 3
 	url = https://www.devicetree.org/
 	arch = x86_64
 	arch = powerpc64le
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pkgbase = dtc
 	depends = bash
 	depends = glibc
 	depends = libyaml
-	depends = python
+	optdepends = python: Python bindings
 	source = git+git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dtc/dtc.git#tag=v1.7.2
 	sha256sums = 3e28d3c2d3e069331d8e4799892933ab667ffec71164fdefd0b390d25a69e0b8
 
diff --git a/dtc/PKGBUILD b/dtc/PKGBUILD
index 92fb4c9e24..b1710b128f 100644
--- a/dtc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/dtc/PKGBUILD
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 pkgname=dtc
 pkgver=1.7.2
-pkgrel=2
+pkgrel=3
 pkgdesc='Device Tree Compiler'
 url='https://www.devicetree.org/'
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ depends=(
   bash
   glibc
   libyaml
-  python
 )
 makedepends=(
   git
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ makedepends=(
   swig
   valgrind
 )
-checkdepends=(valgrind)
+optdepends=('python: Python bindings')
 source=("git+git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/dtc/dtc.git#tag=v$pkgver")
 sha256sums=('3e28d3c2d3e069331d8e4799892933ab667ffec71164fdefd0b390d25a69e0b8')