diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/r8a78000.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/r8a78000.dtsi
index 0d0c24503e2..89c2881fa94 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/r8a78000.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/r8a78000.dtsi
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@
 			interrupts = <GIC_SPI 4075 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 			clocks = <&dummy_clk_sgasyncd16>, <&dummy_clk_sgasyncd16>, <&scif_clk>;
 			clock-names = "fck", "brg_int", "scif_clk";
-			status = "okay";
+			status = "disabled";
 		};
 
 		scif3: serial@c0708000 {