diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-ast2500-evb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-ast2500-evb.dts
index ede11c597673..2bff1b253842 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-ast2500-evb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-ast2500-evb.dts
@@ -82,18 +82,12 @@ lm75@4d {
 
 &ehci0 {
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usb2ah_default>;
 };
 
 &ehci1 {
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usb2bh_default>;
 };
 
 &uhci {
 	status = "okay";
-
-	/* No pinctrl, this follows the above EHCI settings */
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-g5.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-g5.dtsi
index 17f2714d18a7..dfdc239b86f6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-g5.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-g5.dtsi
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ ehci0: usb@1e6a1000 {
 			reg = <0x1e6a1000 0x100>;
 			interrupts = <5>;
 			clocks = <&syscon ASPEED_CLK_GATE_USBPORT1CLK>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usb2ah_default>;
 			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
@@ -156,6 +158,8 @@ ehci1: usb@1e6a3000 {
 			reg = <0x1e6a3000 0x100>;
 			interrupts = <13>;
 			clocks = <&syscon ASPEED_CLK_GATE_USBPORT2CLK>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_usb2bh_default>;
 			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ uhci: usb@1e6b0000 {
 			#ports = <2>;
 			clocks = <&syscon ASPEED_CLK_GATE_USBUHCICLK>;
 			status = "disabled";
+			/*
+			 * No default pinmux, it will follow EHCI, use an explicit pinmux
+			 * override if you don't enable EHCI
+			 */
 		};
 
 		apb {