diff --git a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-netfpga.dts b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-netfpga.dts
index 605392192d19..f272f9cfa5d6 100644
--- a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-netfpga.dts
+++ b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-netfpga.dts
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 */
 	};
 
+	memory {
+		device_type = "memory";
+		reg = <0x0 0x0FFFFFFF>;		// ~256M at 0x0
+	};
+
 	soc {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <1>;
@@ -94,11 +99,6 @@
 		compatible = "simple-bus", "mips,mips4k";
 		ranges = <>;
 
-		memory {
-			device_type = "memory";
-			reg = <0x0 0x0FFFFFFF>;		// ~256M at 0x0
-		};
-
 		beripic: beripic@7f804000 {
 			compatible = "sri-cambridge,beri-pic";
 			interrupt-controller;
diff --git a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-sim.dts b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-sim.dts
index 0704db867206..715445601d90 100644
--- a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-sim.dts
+++ b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beri-sim.dts
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
 */
 	};
 
+	memory {
+		device_type = "memory";
+		reg = <0x0 0x4000000>;		// 64M at 0x0
+	};
+
 	soc {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <1>;
@@ -92,11 +97,6 @@
 		compatible = "simple-bus", "mips,mips4k";
 		ranges = <>;
 
-		memory {
-			device_type = "memory";
-			reg = <0x0 0x4000000>;		// 64M at 0x0
-		};
-
 		beripic0: beripic@7f804000 {
 			compatible = "sri-cambridge,beri-pic";
 			interrupt-controller;
diff --git a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beripad-de4.dts b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beripad-de4.dts
index 05ce0c2c8bca..287c2306d145 100644
--- a/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beripad-de4.dts
+++ b/sys/boot/fdt/dts/mips/beripad-de4.dts
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@
 */
 	};
 
+	memory {
+		device_type = "memory";
+		reg = <0x0 0x40000000>;		// 1G at 0x0
+	};
+
 	soc {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
 		#size-cells = <1>;
@@ -92,11 +97,6 @@
 		compatible = "simple-bus", "mips,mips4k";
 		ranges = <>;
 
-		memory {
-			device_type = "memory";
-			reg = <0x0 0x40000000>;		// 1G at 0x0
-		};
-
 		beripic0: beripic@7f804000 {
 			compatible = "sri-cambridge,beri-pic";
 			interrupt-controller;