diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-qds.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-qds.dts
index ca409d907b36..dd69c5b821e9 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-qds.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-qds.dts
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
 &enetc_port1 {
 	phy-handle = <&qds_phy1>;
 	phy-connection-type = "rgmii-id";
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &sai1 {
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
index afb55653850d..14efe3b06042 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@
 &enetc_port0 {
 	phy-handle = <&sgmii_phy0>;
 	phy-connection-type = "sgmii";
+	status = "okay";
 
 	mdio {
 		#address-cells = <1>;
@@ -190,10 +191,6 @@
 	};
 };
 
-&enetc_port1 {
-	status = "disabled";
-};
-
 &sai4 {
 	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a.dtsi
index 6e406a6a16cf..9e7436a390fd 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a.dtsi
@@ -744,17 +744,22 @@
 			enetc_port0: ethernet@0,0 {
 				compatible = "fsl,enetc";
 				reg = <0x000000 0 0 0 0>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
+
 			enetc_port1: ethernet@0,1 {
 				compatible = "fsl,enetc";
 				reg = <0x000100 0 0 0 0>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
+
 			enetc_mdio_pf3: mdio@0,3 {
 				compatible = "fsl,enetc-mdio";
 				reg = <0x000300 0 0 0 0>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 			};
+
 			ethernet@0,4 {
 				compatible = "fsl,enetc-ptp";
 				reg = <0x000400 0 0 0 0>;