diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420.dtsi
index 60c605de22ddcdfb9f7220669c12c443a4c218fa..85b1fb014c4314efe82eca9fcb7dfa7e482cb8d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2420.dtsi
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 31>,
 			       <&sdma 32>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcbsp2: mcbsp@48076000 {
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 33>,
 			       <&sdma 34>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		msdi1: mmc@4809c000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2430.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2430.dtsi
index d624345666f56a1468c9e628ae1f3b971fb5d43a..9d2f028fd6872fd139a3855b4bf051411dbd9c23 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2430.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap2430.dtsi
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 31>,
 			       <&sdma 32>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcbsp2: mcbsp@48076000 {
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 33>,
 			       <&sdma 34>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcbsp3: mcbsp@4808c000 {
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 17>,
 			       <&sdma 18>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcbsp4: mcbsp@4808e000 {
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 19>,
 			       <&sdma 20>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mcbsp5: mcbsp@48096000 {
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@
 			dmas = <&sdma 21>,
 			       <&sdma 22>;
 			dma-names = "tx", "rx";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		mmc1: mmc@4809c000 {