diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/dra72-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/dra72-evm.dts
index efb544c6bb6d49d9f9a1dfc311af5a9cd45ef492..a62550f0e02dba58830a420199edd5ae805be018 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/dra72-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/dra72-evm.dts
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 
 	spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
 	m25p80@0 {
-		compatible = "s25fl256s1";
+		compatible = "s25fl256s1","spi-flash";
 		spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
 		reg = <0>;
 		spi-tx-bus-width = <1>;