diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index f581531d797e..04cef4490efc 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static inline struct device_node *of_find_matching_node(
 
 static inline const char *of_node_get_device_type(const struct device_node *np)
 {
-	return of_get_property(np, "type", NULL);
+	return of_get_property(np, "device_type", NULL);
 }
 
 static inline bool of_node_is_type(const struct device_node *np, const char *type)