diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-karo-tx25.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-karo-tx25.dts
index eb9b9d1c8349be9e1f64c85c9f92e5600f4e5e45..1a9d0491cdced7ca0f5878560a2a4cc8de96e396 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-karo-tx25.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-karo-tx25.dts
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 };
 
 &fec {
-	status = "okay";
 	phy-mode = "rmii";
+	status = "okay";
 };
 
 &nfc {