diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe.dtsi
index 27a8d0aa13a..9a6f0ea5abf 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe.dtsi
@@ -110,3 +110,7 @@
 
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
 };
+
+&eth1 {
+	status = "okay";
+};
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe610-v1.dts b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe610-v1.dts
index 54ea399b745..de413970728 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe610-v1.dts
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe610-v1.dts
@@ -30,7 +30,5 @@
 };
 
 &eth1 {
-	status = "okay";
-
 	compatible = "syscon", "simple-mfd";
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_1port.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_1port.dtsi
index 057ba4572f4..be29d944b2c 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_1port.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_1port.dtsi
@@ -41,7 +41,5 @@
 };
 
 &eth1 {
-	status = "okay";
-
 	compatible = "syscon", "simple-mfd";
 };
diff --git a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_2port.dtsi b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_2port.dtsi
index 8a1332c9c5a..089114f21b8 100644
--- a/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_2port.dtsi
+++ b/target/linux/ath79/dts/ar9344_tplink_cpe_2port.dtsi
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@
 };
 
 &eth1 {
-	status = "okay";
-
 	mtd-mac-address = <&info 0x8>;
 
 	gmac-config {