diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
index 1a7f18d5530d..622a3ca12c2d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
@@ -207,8 +207,6 @@
 
 &eth1 {
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_ge1>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	ethernet1-port@0 {
 		phy-handle = <&ethphy1>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
index 5d412e71b9fb..fff28b71b474 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 			reg = <0x76000 0x4000>;
 			clocks = <&gate_clk 19>;
 			marvell,tx-checksum-limit = <1600>;
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_ge1>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "disabled";
 
 			ethernet1-port@0 {