diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
index 7d31c6ff246f47b14afd5eeb332d01a955faef35..abc4473e6f8a17e51d5e66416be089ab24d7b472 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4.dtsi
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@
 				};
 
 				omap4_padconf_global: omap4_padconf_global@5a0 {
-					compatible = "syscon";
+					compatible = "syscon",
+						     "simple-bus";
 					reg = <0x5a0 0x170>;
 					#address-cells = <1>;
 					#size-cells = <1>;