diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5.dtsi
index eaff2a5751dd..b86ac7df620d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap5.dtsi
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ sdma: dma-controller@4a056000 {
 			#dma-cells = <1>;
 			dma-channels = <32>;
 			dma-requests = <127>;
+			ti,hwmods = "dma_system";
 		};
 
 		gpio1: gpio@4ae10000 {