diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-orangepi-2.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-orangepi-2.dts
index f93f5d1695c4..f89fe00ddec5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-orangepi-2.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-h3-orangepi-2.dts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ / {
 
 	aliases {
 		serial0 = &uart0;
+		/* ethernet0 is the H3 emac, defined in sun8i-h3.dtsi */
+		ethernet1 = &rtl8189;
 	};
 
 	chosen {
@@ -131,6 +133,14 @@ &mmc1 {
 	bus-width = <4>;
 	non-removable;
 	status = "okay";
+
+	/*
+	 * Explicitly define the sdio device, so that we can add an ethernet
+	 * alias for it (which e.g. makes u-boot set a mac-address).
+	 */
+	rtl8189: sdio_wifi@1 {
+		reg = <1>;
+	};
 };
 
 &pio {