diff --git a/sys/arm/include/pmap.h b/sys/arm/include/pmap.h
index 7448929a512..d796c461b45 100644
--- a/sys/arm/include/pmap.h
+++ b/sys/arm/include/pmap.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #else
 #define PTE_NOCACHE	1
 #define PTE_CACHE	2
+#define PTE_DEVICE	PTE_NOCACHE
 #define PTE_PAGETABLE	3
 #endif