diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4-2g5.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4-2g5.dts
index 6f0c81e3fd94..0e41c07d3a5f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4-2g5.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a-bananapi-bpi-r4-2g5.dts
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ &gmac1 {
 &int_2p5g_phy {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&i2p5gbe_led0_pins>;
 	pinctrl-names = "i2p5gbe-led";
+	status = "okay";
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a.dtsi
index 93c9f8c3f223..1f9abc9710c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/mediatek/mt7988a.dtsi
@@ -999,6 +999,7 @@ mdio_bus: mdio-bus {
 				int_2p5g_phy: ethernet-phy@15 {
 					compatible = "ethernet-phy-ieee802.3-c45";
 					reg = <15>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 			};
 		};