diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1.dtsi
index 7894a5458dbc..be00b8f2f1e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1.dtsi
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@
 	power-domains = <&pwrc PWRC_SM1_VPU_ID>;
 };
 
+&vdec {
+	compatible = "amlogic,sm1-vdec";
+};
+
 &vpu {
 	power-domains = <&pwrc PWRC_SM1_VPU_ID>;
 };