diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
index 1460d9b88adf..6827853a0a8f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ aliases {
 	};
 
 	cpus {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
 		cpu@0 {
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a8";
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			reg = <0>;
 
 			/*
 			 * To consider voltage drop between PMIC and SoC,