diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot.dtsi b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot.dtsi
index 535a98284dcb56663d7ee85241a199a5f161eddc..e51db651af131abf76b1e96db0104b795b5e7743 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot.dtsi
@@ -150,36 +150,47 @@
 
 				port0: port@0 {
 					reg = <0>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port1: port@1 {
 					reg = <1>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port2: port@2 {
 					reg = <2>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port3: port@3 {
 					reg = <3>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port4: port@4 {
 					reg = <4>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port5: port@5 {
 					reg = <5>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port6: port@6 {
 					reg = <6>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port7: port@7 {
 					reg = <7>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port8: port@8 {
 					reg = <8>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port9: port@9 {
 					reg = <9>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 				port10: port@10 {
 					reg = <10>;
+					status = "disabled";
 				};
 			};
 		};
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb120.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb120.dts
index 897de5025d7fb74be00f1d84d67f64003816f374..d2dc6b3d923c9f27294d5bd94241086d46ca5f25 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb120.dts
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb120.dts
@@ -69,40 +69,48 @@
 };
 
 &port0 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 };
 
 &port1 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
 };
 
 &port2 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy2>;
 };
 
 &port3 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy3>;
 };
 
 &port4 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy7>;
 	phy-mode = "sgmii";
 	phys = <&serdes 4 SERDES1G(2)>;
 };
 
 &port5 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy4>;
 	phy-mode = "sgmii";
 	phys = <&serdes 5 SERDES1G(5)>;
 };
 
 &port6 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy6>;
 	phy-mode = "sgmii";
 	phys = <&serdes 6 SERDES1G(3)>;
 };
 
 &port9 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy5>;
 	phy-mode = "sgmii";
 	phys = <&serdes 9 SERDES1G(4)>;
diff --git a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb123.dts b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb123.dts
index ef852f382da8d6ed66906a818419bb10b6b8c905..7d7e638791ddd776ae2b581cf1e8af7534eefe04 100644
--- a/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb123.dts
+++ b/arch/mips/boot/dts/mscc/ocelot_pcb123.dts
@@ -47,17 +47,21 @@
 };
 
 &port0 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy0>;
 };
 
 &port1 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy1>;
 };
 
 &port2 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy2>;
 };
 
 &port3 {
+	status = "okay";
 	phy-handle = <&phy3>;
 };