diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ard.dts
index 117bd002dd1d..7d5a48250f86 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-ard.dts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "fsl,imx53-ard", "fsl,imx53";
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x40000000>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-cx9020.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-cx9020.dts
index cf70ebc4399a..c875e23ee45f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-cx9020.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-cx9020.dts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ chosen {
 	};
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x20000000>,
 		      <0xb0000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53.dtsi
index ce45f08e3051..db2e5bce9b6a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-m53.dtsi
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "aries,imx53-m53", "denx,imx53-m53", "fsl,imx53";
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x20000000>,
 		      <0xb0000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
index 50dde84b72ed..f00dda334976 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-qsb-common.dtsi
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ chosen {
 	};
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x20000000>,
 		      <0xb0000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-smd.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-smd.dts
index 462071c9ddd7..09071ca11c6c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-smd.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-smd.dts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "fsl,imx53-smd", "fsl,imx53";
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x40000000>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tqma53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tqma53.dtsi
index a72b8981fc3b..c77d58f06c94 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tqma53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tqma53.dtsi
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "tq,tqma53", "fsl,imx53";
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x40000000>; /* Up to 1GiB */
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
index 54cf3e67069a..4ab135906949 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ / {
 
 	/* Will be filled by the bootloader */
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-usbarmory.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-usbarmory.dts
index f6268d0ded29..ee6263d1c2d3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-usbarmory.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-usbarmory.dts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ chosen {
 	};
 
 	memory@70000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x70000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
index b6b0818343c4..8accbe16b758 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53.dtsi
@@ -23,10 +23,8 @@ / {
 	 * The decompressor and also some bootloaders rely on a
 	 * pre-existing /chosen node to be available to insert the
 	 * command line and merge other ATAGS info.
-	 * Also for U-Boot there must be a pre-existing /memory node.
 	 */
 	chosen {};
-	memory { device_type = "memory"; };
 
 	aliases {
 		ethernet0 = &fec;