diff --git a/arch/x86/dts/u-boot.dtsi b/arch/x86/dts/u-boot.dtsi
index bf92f45f2d..50134b2fe0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/dts/u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/x86/dts/u-boot.dtsi
@@ -38,20 +38,11 @@
 	};
 #endif
 	spl {
-		type = "section";
+		type = "u-boot-spl";
 		offset = <CONFIG_X86_OFFSET_SPL>;
-		u-boot-spl {
-		};
-		u-boot-spl-dtb {
-		};
 	};
 	u-boot {
-		type = "section";
 		offset = <CONFIG_X86_OFFSET_U_BOOT>;
-		u-boot-nodtb {
-		};
-		u-boot-dtb {
-		};
 	};
 #elif defined(CONFIG_SPL)
 	u-boot-spl-with-ucode-ptr {