diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7793.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7793.dtsi
index 4d271ad8bf52..bf64e2420fb5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7793.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7793.dtsi
@@ -485,7 +485,8 @@ i2c6: i2c@e60b0000 {
 		/* doesn't need pinmux */
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
-		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rmobile-iic";
+		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rcar-gen2-iic",
+			     "renesas,rmobile-iic";
 		reg = <0 0xe60b0000 0 0x425>;
 		interrupts = <GIC_SPI 173 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 		clocks = <&mstp9_clks R8A7793_CLK_IICDVFS>;
@@ -499,7 +500,8 @@ i2c6: i2c@e60b0000 {
 	i2c7: i2c@e6500000 {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
-		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rmobile-iic";
+		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rcar-gen2-iic",
+			     "renesas,rmobile-iic";
 		reg = <0 0xe6500000 0 0x425>;
 		interrupts = <GIC_SPI 174 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 		clocks = <&mstp3_clks R8A7793_CLK_IIC0>;
@@ -513,7 +515,8 @@ i2c7: i2c@e6500000 {
 	i2c8: i2c@e6510000 {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <0>;
-		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rmobile-iic";
+		compatible = "renesas,iic-r8a7793", "renesas,rcar-gen2-iic",
+			     "renesas,rmobile-iic";
 		reg = <0 0xe6510000 0 0x425>;
 		interrupts = <GIC_SPI 175 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 		clocks = <&mstp3_clks R8A7793_CLK_IIC1>;