diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
index b3501ae2a3bd..4fba898b8f4f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 					};
 				};
 
-				uart1 {
+				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
 							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP	/* PB4 periph A with pullup */