diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-msm8960.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-msm8960.dtsi
index cf0b1da230f1..6e272d5345a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-msm8960.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/qcom-msm8960.dtsi
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@ gsbi5: gsbi@16400000 {
 
 			syscon-tcsr = <&tcsr>;
 
+			status = "disabled";
+
 			gsbi5_serial: serial@16440000 {
 				compatible = "qcom,msm-uartdm-v1.3", "qcom,msm-uartdm";
 				reg = <0x16440000 0x1000>,
@@ -445,6 +447,8 @@ gsbi1: gsbi@16000000 {
 			#size-cells = <1>;
 			ranges;
 
+			status = "disabled";
+
 			gsbi1_spi: spi@16080000 {
 				compatible = "qcom,spi-qup-v1.1.1";
 				#address-cells = <1>;