diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga.dtsi
index d9176e606173..3a02b417ba87 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga.dtsi
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
+		enable-method = "altr,socfpga-smp";
 
 		cpu@0 {
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10.dtsi
index 4cf0733b930b..774e041b2572 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/socfpga_arria10.dtsi
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	cpus {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
+		enable-method = "altr,socfpga-a10-smp";
 
 		cpu@0 {
 			compatible = "arm,cortex-a9";