diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
index 3ae7e6c55fe41e726b625cfc1dbc08a2cc48d91e..9118e29b6d6ad28313ac005377a88174eb4766fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
@@ -434,8 +434,8 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE	/* PB4 periph A */
-							 AT91_PIOB 5 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>;	/* PB5 periph A */
+							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							 AT91_PIOB 5 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
 					pinctrl_usart0_rts: usart0_rts-0 {