diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
index 679b4482ab13aca4bcaa0506f73b3c3a04233134..f7a48e4622e1bc85a7984312173ad3f3abd7d69d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-evk.dts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ chosen {
 	};
 
 	memory@80000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x40000000>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-warp.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-warp.dts
index 404e602e67813f05c043f6414601937c23a4573b..408da704c459b5d4d7d5e9ef90fdadda17b63162 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-warp.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl-warp.dts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ / {
 	compatible = "warp,imx6sl-warp", "fsl,imx6sl";
 
 	memory@80000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x20000000>;
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl.dtsi
index 2fa88c6f188201ccd62258e09c1c7da7acf61ee3..55d1872aa81a8aa7f67aab41987dc629d0e18187 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sl.dtsi
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ / {
 	 * The decompressor and also some bootloaders rely on a
 	 * pre-existing /chosen node to be available to insert the
 	 * command line and merge other ATAGS info.
-	 * Also for U-Boot there must be a pre-existing /memory node.
 	 */
 	chosen {};
-	memory { device_type = "memory"; };
 
 	aliases {
 		ethernet0 = &fec;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sll-evk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sll-evk.dts
index c8e115564ba2c85df585ee772d923f52230a2481..0c2406ac8a638dd2cadd919238315e6f96ae3179 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sll-evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6sll-evk.dts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ chosen {
 	};
 
 	memory@80000000 {
+		device_type = "memory";
 		reg = <0x80000000 0x80000000>;
 	};