diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2835.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2835.dtsi
index a78759e73710..0890d97e674d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2835.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2835.dtsi
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
+
+/* enable thermal sensor with the correct compatible property set */
+&thermal {
+	compatible = "brcm,bcm2835-thermal";
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2836.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2836.dtsi
index 9d0651d8f373..519a44f5d25a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2836.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2836.dtsi
@@ -76,3 +76,9 @@
 	interrupt-parent = <&local_intc>;
 	interrupts = <8>;
 };
+
+/* enable thermal sensor with the correct compatible property set */
+&thermal {
+	compatible = "brcm,bcm2836-thermal";
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
index eae6ab88d1a6..9a44da190897 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm283x.dtsi
@@ -390,6 +390,13 @@
 			interrupts = <2 14>; /* pwa1 */
 		};
 
+		thermal: thermal@7e212000 {
+			compatible = "brcm,bcm2835-thermal";
+			reg = <0x7e212000 0x8>;
+			clocks = <&clocks BCM2835_CLOCK_TSENS>;
+			status = "disabled";
+		};
+
 		aux: aux@0x7e215000 {
 			compatible = "brcm,bcm2835-aux";
 			#clock-cells = <1>;