diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp.dtsi
index 6b840c05dd77..3f8703f3ba5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mp.dtsi
@@ -958,6 +958,7 @@ usb3_phy1: usb-phy@382f0040 {
 			assigned-clocks = <&clk IMX8MP_CLK_USB_PHY_REF>;
 			assigned-clock-parents = <&clk IMX8MP_CLK_24M>;
 			#phy-cells = <0>;
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		usb3_1: usb@32f10108 {