diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx95-var-dart-sonata.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx95-var-dart-sonata.dts
index ccf7e77016e4..3479abc25df2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx95-var-dart-sonata.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx95-var-dart-sonata.dts
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ &enetc_port1 {
 };
 
 &enetc_port2 {
+	managed = "in-band-status";
 	phy-mode = "10gbase-r";
 	sfp = <&sfp0>;
 	status = "okay";