diff --git a/dts/bindings/adc/arduino,uno-adc.yaml b/dts/bindings/adc/arduino,uno-adc.yaml
index 854e640914a4f..8dc2e960f81f1 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/adc/arduino,uno-adc.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/adc/arduino,uno-adc.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ properties:
     required: true
 
   io-channel-map-mask:
-    type: compound
+    type: array
 
   io-channel-map-pass-thru:
-    type: compound
+    type: array
 
   "#io-channel-cells":
     type: int
diff --git a/dts/bindings/gpio/gpio-nexus.yaml b/dts/bindings/gpio/gpio-nexus.yaml
index a1bcbc61e5ae0..de8153b0f9a89 100644
--- a/dts/bindings/gpio/gpio-nexus.yaml
+++ b/dts/bindings/gpio/gpio-nexus.yaml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ properties:
     required: true
 
   gpio-map-mask:
-    type: compound
+    type: array
 
   gpio-map-pass-thru:
-    type: compound
+    type: array
 
   "#gpio-cells":
     type: int