diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35.dtsi
index bf343195697e8ccbfcbfe8ad0b2421c09d13015e..54111ed218b10ff964a721f325b7dc1cc4e98539 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx35.dtsi
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 			};
 
 			can1: can@53fe4000 {
-				compatible = "fsl,imx35-flexcan";
+				compatible = "fsl,imx35-flexcan", "fsl,imx25-flexcan";
 				reg = <0x53fe4000 0x1000>;
 				clocks = <&clks 33>, <&clks 33>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
 			};
 
 			can2: can@53fe8000 {
-				compatible = "fsl,imx35-flexcan";
+				compatible = "fsl,imx35-flexcan", "fsl,imx25-flexcan";
 				reg = <0x53fe8000 0x1000>;
 				clocks = <&clks 34>, <&clks 34>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
index 7d647d043f528ab1194b0467a7552d34a3a7a9b7..3d65c0192f6931f6f5997e2de8e5cb1c2f2a8b6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 			};
 
 			can1: can@53fc8000 {
-				compatible = "fsl,imx53-flexcan";
+				compatible = "fsl,imx53-flexcan", "fsl,imx25-flexcan";
 				reg = <0x53fc8000 0x4000>;
 				interrupts = <82>;
 				clocks = <&clks IMX5_CLK_CAN1_IPG_GATE>,
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 			};
 
 			can2: can@53fcc000 {
-				compatible = "fsl,imx53-flexcan";
+				compatible = "fsl,imx53-flexcan", "fsl,imx25-flexcan";
 				reg = <0x53fcc000 0x4000>;
 				interrupts = <83>;
 				clocks = <&clks IMX5_CLK_CAN2_IPG_GATE>,