diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
index 7218bfff0bca..aa146d2d1022 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7790.dtsi
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ timer {
 	};
 
 	cmt0: timer@ffca0000 {
-		compatible = "renesas,cmt-48-gen2";
+		compatible = "renesas,cmt-48-r8a7790", "renesas,cmt-48-gen2";
 		reg = <0 0xffca0000 0 0x1004>;
 		interrupts = <0 142 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 			     <0 143 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ cmt0: timer@ffca0000 {
 	};
 
 	cmt1: timer@e6130000 {
-		compatible = "renesas,cmt-48-gen2";
+		compatible = "renesas,cmt-48-r8a7790", "renesas,cmt-48-gen2";
 		reg = <0 0xe6130000 0 0x1004>;
 		interrupts = <0 120 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 			     <0 121 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,