diff --git a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts
index 4a2729f5ca3f..60846e88ae4b 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts
+++ b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/sifive/hifive-unleashed-a00.dts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 	phy-mode = "gmii";
 	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 	phy0: ethernet-phy@0 {
+		compatible = "ethernet-phy-id0007.0771";
 		reg = <0>;
 	};
 };