diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
index b4d59261eddc..282605f4c92c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ns2-common.dtsi
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 &mdio {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	ethphy0: ethernet-phy {
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@X {
                 /* overwrite reg property in board file */
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
index af5ce85b2c38..860c6d778d47 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-t5325.dts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 &mdio {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	ethphy0: ethernet-phy {
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@8 {
 		device_type = "ethernet-phy";
 		reg = <8>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
index 0e46560551f4..b3f75382cb06 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ts219.dtsi
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 &mdio {
 	status = "okay";
 
-	ethphy0: ethernet-phy {
+	ethphy0: ethernet-phy@X {
                 /* overwrite reg property in board file */
 	};
 };