diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/am335x-phytec-phycore.dts b/arch/arm/dts/am335x-phytec-phycore.dts
index 0c70628d8..f8d0d4775 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/am335x-phytec-phycore.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/am335x-phytec-phycore.dts
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@
 		};
 
 		partition@6 {
-			label = "kernel";
+			label = "backup_kernel";
 			reg = <0x120000 0x800000>;
 		};