diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
index 3aba0bbdde02e..863777ebacba5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul.dtsi
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@
 					 <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_PWM5>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
 				#pwm-cells = <2>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			pwm6: pwm@020f4000 {
@@ -522,6 +523,7 @@
 					 <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_PWM6>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
 				#pwm-cells = <2>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			pwm7: pwm@020f8000 {
@@ -532,6 +534,7 @@
 					 <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_PWM7>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
 				#pwm-cells = <2>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			pwm8: pwm@020fc000 {
@@ -542,6 +545,7 @@
 					 <&clks IMX6UL_CLK_PWM8>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
 				#pwm-cells = <2>;
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 		};