diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/files/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/snic10e.dts b/target/linux/octeon/files/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/snic10e.dts
index 9f9a642088..a3cf251d8c 100644
--- a/target/linux/octeon/files/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/snic10e.dts
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/files/arch/mips/boot/dts/cavium-octeon/snic10e.dts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <0>;
 			reg = <0x11800 0x00001800 0x0 0x40>;
+			status = "disabled";
 			mphyA: ethernet-phy-nexus@A {
 				reg = <0>;
 				/* The Vitesse VSC8488 is a dual-PHY where