diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
index 03dd6ea13accb9688c650c8e5c75617d4cad3555..7587cf0cba3ec1f45ce02cc73d1cefcd41ef27e8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
 static void __init imx53_init_late(void)
 {
 	imx53_pm_init();
+
+	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static const char * const imx53_dt_board_compat[] __initconst = {