diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850.dtsi
index c3942b4e82ad..0386376fa486 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/da850.dtsi
@@ -679,7 +679,9 @@
 					    "scheduler", "queuemgr";
 				interrupts = <58>;
 				#dma-cells = <2>;
+				/* For backwards compatibility: */
 				#dma-channels = <4>;
+				dma-channels = <4>;
 				power-domains = <&psc1 1>;
 				status = "okay";
 			};