diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7794-silk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7794-silk.dts
index 71bb56fef7e5..48ff3e2958ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7794-silk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/r8a7794-silk.dts
@@ -210,3 +210,7 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&usb1_pins>;
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 };
+
+&usbphy {
+	status = "okay";
+};