diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts
index e6b019232a9e880ea48a9b7f9dd975f6846be84e..8da939ab835001ab79b0be8409324210a0bc4fa7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&codec {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &cpu0 {
 	cpu-supply = <&reg_dcdc2>;
 };