diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
index 4bf8e14956fea70aba5a820eb3864c777fddf65e..c0f9ced8df7e3ed89a704c2ec03dc82e631856e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@
 		clock-frequency = <0>;
 	};
 
+	/* External CAN clock - to be overridden by boards that provide it */
+	can_clk: can {
+		compatible = "fixed-clock";
+		#clock-cells = <0>;
+		clock-frequency = <0>;
+	};
+
 	/* External SCIF clock - to be overridden by boards that provide it */
 	scif_clk: scif {
 		compatible = "fixed-clock";