diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
index 333f4aea3029..0dc59c36ad63 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/arm/cpus.txt
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ nodes to be present and contain the properties described below.
 			    "qcom,gcc-msm8660"
 			    "qcom,kpss-acc-v1"
 			    "qcom,kpss-acc-v2"
+			    "marvell,armada-xp-smp"
 
 	- cpu-release-addr
 		Usage: required for systems that have an "enable-method"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp.c
index e98075f7175a..e01ae51bee56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/platsmp.c
@@ -138,3 +138,6 @@ struct smp_operations armada_xp_smp_ops __initdata = {
 	.cpu_die		= armada_xp_cpu_die,
 #endif
 };
+
+CPU_METHOD_OF_DECLARE(armada_xp_smp, "marvell,armada-xp-smp",
+		      &armada_xp_smp_ops);