diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
index d4004fa8194b..0a15589eb1d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-db820c.dtsi
@@ -1097,6 +1097,10 @@ &usb3phy {
 
 };
 
+&venus {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &wcd9335 {
 	clock-names = "mclk", "slimbus";
 	clocks = <&div1_mclk>,
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
index c6d7c6250de4..8c7a27e972b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/apq8096-ifc6640.dts
@@ -391,3 +391,7 @@ &ufsphy {
 	vdda-phy-max-microamp = <18380>;
 	vdda-pll-max-microamp = <9440>;
 };
+
+&venus {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
index 8efb1d192821..6ee54536519a 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ adreno_smmu: iommu@b40000 {
 			power-domains = <&mmcc GPU_GDSC>;
 		};
 
-		video-codec@c00000 {
+		venus: video-codec@c00000 {
 			compatible = "qcom,msm8996-venus";
 			reg = <0x00c00000 0xff000>;
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 287 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ video-codec@c00000 {
 				 <&venus_smmu 0x2d>,
 				 <&venus_smmu 0x31>;
 			memory-region = <&venus_region>;
-			status = "okay";
+			status = "disabled";
 
 			video-decoder {
 				compatible = "venus-decoder";