diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23-olinuxino.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23-olinuxino.dts
index 839a3b96910d4321f10351f5375b591ce2d9d8f5..82045398bf1fabdf47664290d636d78a38b23b14 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23-olinuxino.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx23-olinuxino.dts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 
 	ahb@80080000 {
 		usb0: usb@80080000 {
+			dr_mode = "host";
 			vbus-supply = <&reg_usb0_vbus>;
 			status = "okay";
 		};