diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
index fb28b2ecb1db..69d7c30c596f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl.dtsi
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ can1: flexcan@02090000 {
 				interrupts = <0 110 0x04>;
 				clocks = <&clks 108>, <&clks 109>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			can2: flexcan@02094000 {
@@ -339,6 +340,7 @@ can2: flexcan@02094000 {
 				interrupts = <0 111 0x04>;
 				clocks = <&clks 110>, <&clks 111>;
 				clock-names = "ipg", "per";
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			gpt: gpt@02098000 {