diff --git a/apps/Arm/vm_minimal/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/Arm/vm_minimal/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a37133a..788588db 100644
--- a/apps/Arm/vm_minimal/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/Arm/vm_minimal/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ if("${KernelARMPlatform}" STREQUAL "tk1")
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT "${output_dtb_location}"
         COMMAND
-            bash -c
-            "which dtc && dtc -I dts -O dtb ${device_tree_src} > ${output_dtb_location}"
+            dtc -I dts -O dtb -o ${output_dtb_location} ${device_tree_src}
         VERBATIM
         DEPENDS ${device_tree_src}
     )