diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
index 053c5e91f5aa..33e7094d0e10 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp-evk.dts
@@ -825,6 +825,10 @@ &uart1 { /* BT */
 	assigned-clock-parents = <&clk IMX8MP_SYS_PLL1_80M>;
 	uart-has-rtscts;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	bluetooth {
+		compatible = "nxp,88w8987-bt";
+	};
 };
 
 &uart2 {