diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-evm.dts
index 4bc4b575c99bd43da80115cf4d8ee74845f3cc22..c408aaa1992b3d6194042428e20398b8d8273dee 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7-evm.dts
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@
 };
 
 &usb1 {
-	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+	dr_mode = "otg";
+	extcon = <&extcon_usb1>;
 };
 
 &usb2 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra72-evm-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra72-evm-common.dtsi
index ad24544adf0f1041b19c3c097393430bf9fe9ae9..85780549bc26359269b5f5bd05023364b0143905 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra72-evm-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra72-evm-common.dtsi
@@ -392,7 +392,8 @@
 };
 
 &usb1 {
-	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+	dr_mode = "otg";
+	extcon = <&extcon_usb1>;
 };
 
 &usb2 {