diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
index 9d1d7ad9b075..4571fb125285 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@
 		method = "smc";
 	};
 
+	firmware {
+		scm {
+			compatible = "qcom,scm-msm8996";
+		};
+	};
+
 	tcsr_mutex: hwlock {
 		compatible = "qcom,tcsr-mutex";
 		syscon = <&tcsr_mutex_regs 0 0x1000>;