diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
index 3281fb4b12e3342a6dd45af7c17bcf5d16aec4fe..217aa1911dd7a01641a8d9e85220c2128d263b0b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach/arch.h
@@ -74,4 +74,11 @@ static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_type	\
 #define MACHINE_END				\
 };
 
+#define DT_MACHINE_START(_name, _namestr)		\
+static const struct machine_desc __mach_desc_##_name	\
+ __used							\
+ __attribute__((__section__(".arch.info.init"))) = {	\
+	.nr		= ~0,				\
+	.name		= _namestr,
+
 #endif