diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/dra7-evm.dts b/arch/arm/dts/dra7-evm.dts
index e4daa991e9529fecef7ff7ba523829d7b55f74f6..797d411d6f7160d6c52ad64d86c1db23b287f881 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/dra7-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/dra7-evm.dts
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 
 	spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
 	m25p80@0 {
-		compatible = "s25fl256s1";
+		compatible = "s25fl256s1","spi-flash";
 		spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
 		reg = <0>;
 		spi-tx-bus-width = <1>;