diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
index ab99c595c466fb21c03ee916f880c373a54a7748..2a0c5fbbf6cb32a16b5ab1b219db3ba65d44d586 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-sabrelite.dtsi
@@ -170,6 +170,13 @@
 			>;
 		};
 
+		pinctrl_uart1: uart1grp {
+			fsl,pins = <
+				MX6QDL_PAD_SD3_DAT7__UART1_TX_DATA	0x1b0b1
+				MX6QDL_PAD_SD3_DAT6__UART1_RX_DATA	0x1b0b1
+			>;
+		};
+
 		pinctrl_uart2: uart2grp {
 			fsl,pins = <
 				MX6QDL_PAD_EIM_D26__UART2_TX_DATA	0x1b0b1
@@ -241,6 +248,12 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&uart1 {
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_uart1>;
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &uart2 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_uart2>;