diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/db8500.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/db8500.dtsi
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50c84b2e20e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/db8500.dtsi
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Linaro Ltd
+ *
+ * The code contained herein is licensed under the GNU General Public
+ * License. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * Version 2 or later at the following locations:
+ *
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ */
+
+/include/ "skeleton.dtsi"
+
+/ {
+	soc-u9500 {
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <1>;
+		compatible = "simple-bus";
+		ranges;
+	};
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/snowball.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/snowball.dts
index ebcff9a9b87f..0ea947023556 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/snowball.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/snowball.dts
@@ -10,22 +10,16 @@
  */
 
 /dts-v1/;
+/include/ "db8500.dtsi"
 
 / {
 	model = "Calao Systems Snowball platform with device tree";
 	compatible = "calaosystems,snowball-a9500";
 
-	#address-cells = <1>;
-	#size-cells = <1>;
-
 	memory {
 		reg = <0x00000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
 
 	soc-u9500 {
-		#address-cells = <1>;
-		#size-cells = <1>;
-		compatible = "simple-bus";
-		ranges;
 	};
 };