diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-axg-s400.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-axg-s400.dts
index 95290158704d2..18778ada7bd32 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-axg-s400.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-axg-s400.dts
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
 
 /* emmc storage */
 &sd_emmc_c {
-	status = "okay";
+	status = "disabled";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&emmc_pins>;
 	pinctrl-1 = <&emmc_clk_gate_pins>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default", "clk-gate";