diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
index 2b26175d55d1b7e3cc27611eb5883f4bc913d575..e78faaf9243c862d6eba52d43851f9451cfd0476 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun6i-a31.dtsi
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
 	de: display-engine {
 		compatible = "allwinner,sun6i-a31-display-engine";
 		allwinner,pipelines = <&fe0>;
+		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
 	soc@01c00000 {