diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
index 7e7aa101d8a4..55f42c8655c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-l4.dtsi
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 			ranges = <0x0 0x56000 0x1000>;
 
 			sdma: dma-controller@0 {
-				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma";
+				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma", "ti,omap-sdma";
 				reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <GIC_SPI 7 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 					     <GIC_SPI 8 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
index 83f803be8ee2..1219e5e9b506 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap4-l4.dtsi
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
 			ranges = <0x0 0x56000 0x1000>;
 
 			sdma: dma-controller@0 {
-				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma";
+				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma", "ti,omap-sdma";
 				reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <GIC_SPI 12 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 					     <GIC_SPI 13 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5-l4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5-l4.dtsi
index 25aacf1ba708..a6493e818bdf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5-l4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5-l4.dtsi
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 			ranges = <0x0 0x56000 0x1000>;
 
 			sdma: dma-controller@0 {
-				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma";
+				compatible = "ti,omap4430-sdma", "ti,omap-sdma";
 				reg = <0x0 0x1000>;
 				interrupts = <GIC_SPI 12 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 					     <GIC_SPI 13 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,