diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/emev2.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/emev2.dtsi
index edad0c4eea3505b760a3e515fcf91811f31ded99..57795da616cb40850428861c7756164ace137937 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/emev2.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/emev2.dtsi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	};
 
 	gic: interrupt-controller@e0020000 {
-		compatible = "arm,cortex-a9-gic";
+		compatible = "arm,pl390";
 		interrupt-controller;
 		#interrupt-cells = <3>;
 		reg = <0xe0028000 0x1000>,