diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
index 3ee22ee13c5a..3e27e8a28283 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
 				clock-names = "adc_clk", "adc_op_clk";
 				atmel,adc-channels-used = <0x01f>;
 				atmel,adc-startup-time = <40>;
-				atmel,adc-use-external;
+				atmel,adc-use-external-triggers;
 				atmel,adc-vref = <3000>;
 				atmel,adc-res = <8 10>;
 				atmel,adc-sample-hold-time = <11>;