diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt
index f372cf29068d9c2ace81e901c408a4c4afc9d0e7..53e6c175db6c03121fdd6e899868dcb4e2f6c1e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/serial/renesas,sci-serial.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Example:
 	};
 
 	scifa0: serial@e6c40000 {
-		compatible = "renesas,scifa-r8a7790", "renesas,scifa-generic";
+		compatible = "renesas,scifa-r8a7790", "renesas,scifa";
 		reg = <0 0xe6c40000 0 64>;
 		interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
 		interrupts = <0 144 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;