diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308_p1m.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308_p1m.dts
index 651e4f55acdb..57f86cdf9f36 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308_p1m.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308_p1m.dts
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
 		};
 
 		dma@2c000 {
-			compatible = "fsl,mpc8308-dma", "fsl,mpc5121-dma";
+			compatible = "fsl,mpc8308-dma";
 			reg = <0x2c000 0x1800>;
 			interrupts = <3 0x8
 					94 0x8>;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308rdb.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308rdb.dts
index 9ce45f2efd34..d0211f0413c6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8308rdb.dts
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
 		};
 
 		dma@2c000 {
-			compatible = "fsl,mpc8308-dma", "fsl,mpc5121-dma";
+			compatible = "fsl,mpc8308-dma";
 			reg = <0x2c000 0x1800>;
 			interrupts = <3 0x8
 					94 0x8>;
diff --git a/drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c b/drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c
index 2ce248b552dc..0b17f4db1908 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mpc512x_dma.c
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ static int mpc_dma_remove(struct platform_device *op)
 
 static struct of_device_id mpc_dma_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc5121-dma", },
+	{ .compatible = "fsl,mpc8308-dma", },
 	{},
 };