diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/dts/rk3588/check.sh b/target/linux/rockchip/dts/rk3588/check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2f26d81144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/dts/rk3588/check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# grep -onE '<\s*GIC_[SP]PI\s+[0-9]+\s+\w+\s+&?\w+\s*>' *.dts *.dtsi
+
+if grep -onE '<\s*GIC_[SP]PI\s+[0-9]+\s+\w+\s*>' rk3588*.dts rk3588*.dtsi >&2 ; then
+	echo >&2
+	echo "ERROR: RK3588 dts interrupt-cells is 4" >&2
+	echo "  But some files in dts/rk3588 only have 3 cells, see above!" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile b/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
index 58de25c800..5e0f6f324f 100644
--- a/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rockchip/image/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 DEVICE_VARS += UBOOT_DEVICE_NAME
 
 define Build/Compile
+	(cd ../dts/rk3588 && ./check.sh)
 	$(CP) $(LINUX_DIR)/COPYING $(KDIR)/COPYING.linux
 endef