diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
index c3b1a3fb5a2e..8fe95cd7232a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-gp-evm.dts
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ &usb2_phy1 {
 };
 
 &usb1 {
-	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+	dr_mode = "otg";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
index 3fa3b226995d..4118802b7fea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am437x-sk-evm.dts
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ &usb2_phy1 {
 };
 
 &usb1 {
-	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+	dr_mode = "otg";
 	status = "okay";
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&usb1_pins>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
index 00c3d1de384f..a66941885c11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am43x-epos-evm.dts
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ &usb2_phy1 {
 };
 
 &usb1 {
-	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+	dr_mode = "otg";
 	status = "okay";
 };