diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23.dtsi
index 7f4c602454a5..ec476b159649 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23.dtsi
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
-			dma_apbx: dma-apbx@80024000 {
+			dma_apbx: dma-controller@80024000 {
 				compatible = "fsl,imx23-dma-apbx";
 				reg = <0x80024000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <7 5 9 26
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
index 130b4145af82..b15df16ecb01 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@
 				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
-			dma_apbx: dma-apbx@80024000 {
+			dma_apbx: dma-controller@80024000 {
 				compatible = "fsl,imx28-dma-apbx";
 				reg = <0x80024000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <78 79 66 0