diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dm816x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dm816x.dtsi
index 61dd2f6b02bcfe47d7d6a5ddd5734de0e5687e89..6db652ae9bd558021ac99a6a8bcb954a5c94b806 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dm816x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dm816x.dtsi
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	interrupt-parent = <&intc>;
 	#address-cells = <1>;
 	#size-cells = <1>;
+	chosen { };
 
 	aliases {
 		i2c0 = &i2c1;