diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7740.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7740.dtsi
index 798fa35c0005..8a831e91e607 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7740.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7740.dtsi
@@ -14,8 +14,12 @@ / {
 	compatible = "renesas,r8a7740";
 
 	cpus {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
 		cpu@0 {
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
+			device_type = "cpu";
+			reg = <0x0>;
 		};
 	};
 };