diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-var-mx6customboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-var-mx6customboard.dts
index 18a620832a2a..a55644529c67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-var-mx6customboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6q-var-mx6customboard.dts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 /dts-v1/;
 
+#include "imx6q.dtsi"
 #include "imx6qdl-var-som.dtsi"
 #include <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-var-som.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-var-som.dtsi
index 2bff5f92242a..fef34ce961d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-var-som.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/nxp/imx/imx6qdl-var-som.dtsi
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
  * Copyright 2022 Bootlin
  */
 
-/dts-v1/;
-
-#include "imx6q.dtsi"
 #include <dt-bindings/clock/imx6qdl-clock.h>
 #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
 #include <dt-bindings/sound/fsl-imx-audmux.h>