diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t.dtsi
index e5c39eef1c29..da25d50ea5d4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-a83t.dtsi
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control0>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <0>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@1 {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control0>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <1>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@2 {
@@ -87,6 +89,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control0>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <2>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@3 {
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control0>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <3>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu100: cpu@100 {
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control1>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <0x100>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@101 {
@@ -116,6 +121,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control1>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <0x101>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@102 {
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control1>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <0x102>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 
 		cpu@103 {
@@ -134,6 +141,7 @@
 			cci-control-port = <&cci_control1>;
 			enable-method = "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-smp";
 			reg = <0x103>;
+			#cooling-cells = <2>;
 		};
 	};