diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
index 2327462f2278..ab56c8b81dfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ nand0: nand@40000000 {
 			      <0xffffe800 0x200>;
 			atmel,nand-addr-offset = <21>;
 			atmel,nand-cmd-offset = <22>;
+			atmel,nand-has-dma;
 			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_nand>;
 			gpios = <&pioD 17 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>,