diff --git a/magic/Magdir/linux b/magic/Magdir/linux
index 3086191e..6a5d3d35 100644
--- a/magic/Magdir/linux
+++ b/magic/Magdir/linux
@@ -438,17 +438,16 @@
 # Documentation/devicetree/booting-without-of.txt
 # From Christoph Biedl
 0		belong		0xd00dfeed
-# structure and strings must be within blob
+# structure must be within blob, strings are omitted to handle devicetrees > 1M
 >&(8.L)		byte		x
->>&(12.L)	byte		x
->>>20		belong		>1	Device Tree Blob version %d
->>>>4		belong		x	\b, size=%d
->>>>20		belong		>1
->>>>>28		belong		x	\b, boot CPU=%d
->>>>20		belong		>2
->>>>>32		belong		x	\b, string block size=%d
->>>>20		belong		>16
->>>>>36		belong		x	\b, DT structure block size=%d
+>>20		belong		>1	Device Tree Blob version %d
+>>>4		belong		x	\b, size=%d
+>>>20		belong		>1
+>>>>28		belong		x	\b, boot CPU=%d
+>>>20		belong		>2
+>>>>32		belong		x	\b, string block size=%d
+>>>20		belong		>16
+>>>>36		belong		x	\b, DT structure block size=%d
 
 # glibc locale archive as defined in glibc locale/locarchive.h
 0		lelong		0xde020109	locale archive