diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6192.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6192.dtsi
index 4f1eef36a7ac..c008e9a877d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6192.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6192.dtsi
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 	ocp@f1000000 {
 		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
 			compatible = "marvell,88f6192-pinctrl";
-			reg = <0x10000 0x20>;
 
 			pmx_nand: pmx-nand {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp0", "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3",
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6281.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6281.dtsi
index d95a7a9cfd1e..3674a9b9552e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6281.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6281.dtsi
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 	ocp@f1000000 {
 		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
 			compatible = "marvell,88f6281-pinctrl";
-			reg = <0x10000 0x20>;
 
 			pmx_nand: pmx-nand {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp0", "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3",
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6282.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6282.dtsi
index 523d6feeaf19..89a6ba149ec2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6282.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-6282.dtsi
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 
 		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
 			compatible = "marvell,88f6282-pinctrl";
-			reg = <0x10000 0x20>;
 
 			pmx_nand: pmx-nand {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp0", "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3",
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-98dx4122.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-98dx4122.dtsi
index c59e7b75b169..4a2d1b12d1ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-98dx4122.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-98dx4122.dtsi
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 	ocp@f1000000 {
 		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
 			compatible = "marvell,98dx4122-pinctrl";
-			reg = <0x10000 0x20>;
 
 			pmx_nand: pmx-nand {
 				marvell,pins = "mpp0", "mpp1", "mpp2", "mpp3",
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
index 2570e0f1673f..028003e12111 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <1>;
 
+		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
+			/* set compatible property in SoC file */
+			reg = <0x10000 0x20>;
+		};
+
 		core_clk: core-clocks@10030 {
 			compatible = "marvell,kirkwood-core-clock";
 			reg = <0x10030 0x4>;