diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
index 2a4ec162351838c16587df7faa87fb5532eab5c0..5076ca440742492d2b0e5c9a5d3a5071f57e5024 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/README
@@ -1914,8 +1914,8 @@ Params: speed                   Display SPI bus speed
 
 Name:   merus-amp
 Info:   Configures the merus-amp audio card
-Load:   dtoverlay=merus-amp
-Params: <None>
+Load:   dtoverlay=merus-amp,<param>=<val>
+Params: spioff                  Turn SPI bus off
 
 
 Name:   midi-uart0
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/merus-amp-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/merus-amp-overlay.dts
index 4501fbdc253da8cb45f3bfc764c0ce9f20b9f7ea..bbffd7d26324985eab40ec4aee5732e6308bff46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/merus-amp-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/merus-amp-overlay.dts
@@ -57,4 +57,14 @@
 			status = "okay";
 		};
 	};
+
+	fragment@4 {
+		target = <&spi0>;
+		frag4: __overlay__ {
+		};
+	};
+
+	__overrides__ {
+		spioff = <&frag4>, "status=disabled";
+	};
 };