diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
index a37bb5eb062c..26a0506e3013 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7796.dtsi
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ sysc: system-controller@e6180000 {
 		i2c0: i2c@e6500000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe6500000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 287 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 931>;
@@ -284,7 +285,8 @@ i2c0: i2c@e6500000 {
 		i2c1: i2c@e6508000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe6508000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 288 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 930>;
@@ -299,7 +301,8 @@ i2c1: i2c@e6508000 {
 		i2c2: i2c@e6510000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe6510000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 286 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 929>;
@@ -314,7 +317,8 @@ i2c2: i2c@e6510000 {
 		i2c3: i2c@e66d0000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe66d0000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 290 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 928>;
@@ -328,7 +332,8 @@ i2c3: i2c@e66d0000 {
 		i2c4: i2c@e66d8000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe66d8000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 19 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 927>;
@@ -342,7 +347,8 @@ i2c4: i2c@e66d8000 {
 		i2c5: i2c@e66e0000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe66e0000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 20 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 919>;
@@ -356,7 +362,8 @@ i2c5: i2c@e66e0000 {
 		i2c6: i2c@e66e8000 {
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
-			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796";
+			compatible = "renesas,i2c-r8a7796",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen3-i2c";
 			reg = <0 0xe66e8000 0 0x40>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 21 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&cpg CPG_MOD 918>;