diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ccu8540.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ccu8540.dts
index 7f3baf51a3a9e933d3a47dce18d2ca102c104a9b..32dd55e5f4e6b8567a8a2d207b69311959c9f9a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ccu8540.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-ccu8540.dts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "st-ericsson,ccu8540", "st-ericsson,u8540";
 
 	memory@0 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x20000000 0x1f000000>, <0xc0000000 0x3f000000>;
 	};