diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
index ee069f5d8bdf..7c3f035a841b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996.dtsi
@@ -1737,6 +1737,7 @@
 
 	mhi: qcom,mhi {
 		compatible = "qcom,mhi";
+		status = "disabled";
 	};
 
         qcom,ipc-spinlock@740000 {