diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
index 6b3b6a4c0613..d4004fa8194b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
@@ -204,6 +204,10 @@ &camss {
 	vdda-supply = <&vreg_l2a_1p25>;
 };
 
+&gpu {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &hdmi {
 	status = "okay";
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
index 4f67aa48633b..c6d7c6250de4 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ &blsp2_uart2 {
 	pinctrl-1 = <&blsp2_uart2_2pins_sleep>;
 };
 
+&gpu {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
+&mdss {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &tlmm {
 	sdc2_pins_default: sdc2-pins-default {
 		clk {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
index 17e7e9bd9e70..8efb1d192821 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
@@ -522,6 +522,8 @@ mdss: mdss@900000 {
 			#size-cells = <1>;
 			ranges;
 
+			status = "disabled";
+
 			mdp: mdp@901000 {
 				compatible = "qcom,mdp5";
 				reg = <0x00901000 0x90000>;
@@ -619,7 +621,8 @@ hdmi_phy: hdmi-phy@9a0600 {
 					      "ref";
 			};
 		};
-		gpu@b00000 {
+
+		gpu: gpu@b00000 {
 			compatible = "qcom,adreno-530.2", "qcom,adreno";
 			#stream-id-cells = <16>;
 
@@ -651,6 +654,8 @@ gpu@b00000 {
 
 			operating-points-v2 = <&gpu_opp_table>;
 
+			status = "disabled";
+
 			gpu_opp_table: opp-table {
 				compatible  ="operating-points-v2";