diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/stih41x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/stih41x.dtsi
index 7321403cab8a..f5b9898d9c6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/stih41x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/stih41x.dtsi
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
 		cpu@0 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
 			reg = <0>;
 		};
 		cpu@1 {
+			device_type = "cpu";
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
 			reg = <1>;
 		};