diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
index 2b26175d55d1..e78faaf9243c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ gmac_tx_clk: clk@01c200d0 {
 	de: display-engine {
 		compatible = "allwinner,sun6i-a31-display-engine";
 		allwinner,pipelines = <&fe0>;
+		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
 	soc@01c00000 {