diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_mds.dts
index a3637fff73cc..677a0615eb00 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8377_mds.dts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ spi@7000 {
 			mode = "cpu";
 		};
 
-		/* phy type (ULPI, UTMI, UTMI_WIDE, SERIAL) */
 		usb@23000 {
 			compatible = "fsl-usb2-dr";
 			reg = <0x23000 0x1000>;
@@ -99,7 +98,8 @@ usb@23000 {
 			#size-cells = <0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			interrupts = <38 0x8>;
-			phy_type = "utmi_wide";
+			dr_mode = "host";
+			phy_type = "ulpi";
 		};
 
 		mdio@24520 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_mds.dts
index 533e9b06cc8f..3f9e9fe4b5aa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8378_mds.dts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ spi@7000 {
 			mode = "cpu";
 		};
 
-		/* phy type (ULPI, UTMI, UTMI_WIDE, SERIAL) */
 		usb@23000 {
 			compatible = "fsl-usb2-dr";
 			reg = <0x23000 0x1000>;
@@ -99,7 +98,8 @@ usb@23000 {
 			#size-cells = <0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			interrupts = <38 0x8>;
-			phy_type = "utmi_wide";
+			dr_mode = "host";
+			phy_type = "ulpi";
 		};
 
 		mdio@24520 {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_mds.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_mds.dts
index c270685bbde4..36c1c13f0517 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_mds.dts
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8379_mds.dts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ spi@7000 {
 			mode = "cpu";
 		};
 
-		/* phy type (ULPI, UTMI, UTMI_WIDE, SERIAL) */
 		usb@23000 {
 			compatible = "fsl-usb2-dr";
 			reg = <0x23000 0x1000>;
@@ -99,7 +98,8 @@ usb@23000 {
 			#size-cells = <0>;
 			interrupt-parent = <&ipic>;
 			interrupts = <38 0x8>;
-			phy_type = "utmi_wide";
+			dr_mode = "host";
+			phy_type = "ulpi";
 		};
 
 		mdio@24520 {