diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx23.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx23.dtsi
index 5eca942a52fd..14c07b585f82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx23.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx23.dtsi
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
-			dma_apbx: dma-apbx@80024000 {
+			dma_apbx: dma-controller@80024000 {
 				compatible = "fsl,imx23-dma-apbx";
 				reg = <0x80024000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <7>, <5>, <9>, <26>,
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx28.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx28.dtsi
index 763adeb995ee..9b73130887ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx28.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/mxs/imx28.dtsi
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@
 				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
-			dma_apbx: dma-apbx@80024000 {
+			dma_apbx: dma-controller@80024000 {
 				compatible = "fsl,imx28-dma-apbx";
 				reg = <0x80024000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <78>, <79>, <66>, <0>,