diff --git a/.ci/check-dtb-install-location.sh b/.ci/check-dtb-install-location.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ba9765753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/check-dtb-install-location.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+if grep -r 'INSTALL_DTBS_PATH="$pkgdir"/usr/share/dtb'; then
+	echo 'Please do not install dtbs to /usr/share/dtb!'
+	echo 'Unless you have a good reason not to, please put them in /boot/dtbs'
+	exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4b564adaa..7ece11967 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ aports-static:
   script:
     - su pmos -c ".ci/run_testcases.sh"
     - su pmos -c ".ci/check_changed_aports_versions.py"
+    - su pmos -c ".ci/check-dtb-install-location.sh"
   artifacts:
     when: on_failure
     paths: