diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779a0.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779a0.dtsi
index f04792baef80..7925341a69c8 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779a0.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779a0.dtsi
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ hscif3: serial@e66a0000 {
 		};
 
 		canfd: can@e6660000 {
-			compatible = "renesas,r8a779a0-canfd";
+			compatible = "renesas,r8a779a0-canfd",
+				     "renesas,rcar-gen4-canfd";
 			reg = <0 0xe6660000 0 0x8000>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 25 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>,
 					<GIC_SPI 26 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;