diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420-arndale-octa.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420-arndale-octa.dts
index 80a3bf4c59865e0403a4197abb5ae6f0bc00d363..896a2a6619e0a72aed8c0f474c721e8294a38a3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420-arndale-octa.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420-arndale-octa.dts
@@ -364,16 +364,4 @@
 			gpio-key,wakeup;
 		};
 	};
-
-	amba {
-		mdma1: mdma@11C10000 {
-			/*
-			 * MDMA1 can support both secure and non-secure
-			 * AXI transactions. When this is enabled in the kernel
-			 * for boards that run in secure mode, we are getting
-			 * imprecise external aborts causing the kernel to oops.
-			 */
-			status = "disabled";
-		};
-	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420.dtsi
index c3a9a66c57678f9a5dddd75e11e55be913e3c3c0..97cbcdd901bea5d9737ac6fd92cc37bbc3fdc6a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/exynos5420.dtsi
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@
 			#dma-cells = <1>;
 			#dma-channels = <8>;
 			#dma-requests = <1>;
+			/*
+			 * MDMA1 can support both secure and non-secure
+			 * AXI transactions. When this is enabled in the kernel
+			 * for boards that run in secure mode, we are getting
+			 * imprecise external aborts causing the kernel to oops.
+			 */
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 	};