diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-main.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-main.dtsi
index 5ce5f0a3d6f5..628ff89dd72f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-main.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-main.dtsi
@@ -1516,6 +1516,7 @@ main_r5fss0: r5fss@5c00000 {
 		ranges = <0x5c00000 0x00 0x5c00000 0x20000>,
 			 <0x5d00000 0x00 0x5d00000 0x20000>;
 		power-domains = <&k3_pds 243 TI_SCI_PD_EXCLUSIVE>;
+		status = "disabled";
 
 		main_r5fss0_core0: r5f@5c00000 {
 			compatible = "ti,j7200-r5f";
@@ -1530,6 +1531,7 @@ main_r5fss0_core0: r5f@5c00000 {
 			ti,atcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,btcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,loczrama = <1>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		main_r5fss0_core1: r5f@5d00000 {
@@ -1545,6 +1547,7 @@ main_r5fss0_core1: r5f@5d00000 {
 			ti,atcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,btcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,loczrama = <1>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-mcu-wakeup.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-mcu-wakeup.dtsi
index 56ab144fea07..692c4745040e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-mcu-wakeup.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-mcu-wakeup.dtsi
@@ -612,6 +612,7 @@ mcu_r5fss0: r5fss@41000000 {
 		ranges = <0x41000000 0x00 0x41000000 0x20000>,
 			 <0x41400000 0x00 0x41400000 0x20000>;
 		power-domains = <&k3_pds 249 TI_SCI_PD_EXCLUSIVE>;
+		status = "disabled";
 
 		mcu_r5fss0_core0: r5f@41000000 {
 			compatible = "ti,j7200-r5f";
@@ -626,6 +627,7 @@ mcu_r5fss0_core0: r5f@41000000 {
 			ti,atcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,btcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,loczrama = <1>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcu_r5fss0_core1: r5f@41400000 {
@@ -641,6 +643,7 @@ mcu_r5fss0_core1: r5f@41400000 {
 			ti,atcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,btcm-enable = <1>;
 			ti,loczrama = <1>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 	};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-som-p0.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-som-p0.dtsi
index 291ab9bb414d..90befcdc8d08 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-som-p0.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/ti/k3-j7200-som-p0.dtsi
@@ -254,20 +254,27 @@ mbox_main_r5fss0_core1: mbox-main-r5fss0-core1 {
 	};
 };
 
+&mcu_r5fss0 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &mcu_r5fss0_core0 {
 	mboxes = <&mailbox0_cluster0 &mbox_mcu_r5fss0_core0>;
 	memory-region = <&mcu_r5fss0_core0_dma_memory_region>,
 			<&mcu_r5fss0_core0_memory_region>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &mcu_r5fss0_core1 {
 	mboxes = <&mailbox0_cluster0 &mbox_mcu_r5fss0_core1>;
 	memory-region = <&mcu_r5fss0_core1_dma_memory_region>,
 			<&mcu_r5fss0_core1_memory_region>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &main_r5fss0 {
 	ti,cluster-mode = <0>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 /* Timers are used by Remoteproc firmware */
@@ -287,12 +294,14 @@ &main_r5fss0_core0 {
 	mboxes = <&mailbox0_cluster1 &mbox_main_r5fss0_core0>;
 	memory-region = <&main_r5fss0_core0_dma_memory_region>,
 			<&main_r5fss0_core0_memory_region>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &main_r5fss0_core1 {
 	mboxes = <&mailbox0_cluster1 &mbox_main_r5fss0_core1>;
 	memory-region = <&main_r5fss0_core1_dma_memory_region>,
 			<&main_r5fss0_core1_memory_region>;
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &main_i2c0 {