diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
index 9805b487f9a9..d9fdca12819b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ gpt2: gpt@20e8000 {
 				clocks = <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_GPT2_BUS>,
 					 <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_GPT2_SERIAL>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			sdma: sdma@20ec000 {