diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3xmb.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3xmb.dtsi
index dba739b6ef36faa57fc630708f7deb8903c1c4d5..29386057fbb2aaccf3b621632f2b387c9818ab65 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3xmb.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3xmb.dtsi
@@ -170,5 +170,7 @@
 
 		atmel,ssc-controller = <&ssc0>;
 		atmel,audio-codec = <&wm8904>;
+
+		status = "disabled";
 	};
 };