diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-href.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-href.dtsi
index 744c1e3a744d..6d8ce154347e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-href.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-href.dtsi
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@
 			status = "okay";
 		};
 
+		/* This UART is unused and thus left disabled */
 		uart@80121000 {
 			pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
 			pinctrl-0 = <&uart1_default_mode>;
 			pinctrl-1 = <&uart1_sleep_mode>;
-			status = "okay";
 		};
 
 		uart@80007000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefprev60.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefprev60.dtsi
index 7f3975b58d16..b0278f4c486c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefprev60.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefprev60.dtsi
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 	};
 
 	soc {
+		/* Enable UART1 on this board */
+		uart@80121000 {
+			status = "okay";
+		};
+
 		i2c@80004000 {
 			tps61052@33 {
 				compatible = "tps61052";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefv60plus.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefv60plus.dtsi
index a4bc9e77d640..810cda743b6d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefv60plus.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-hrefv60plus.dtsi
@@ -43,15 +43,26 @@
 				  <&vaudio_hf_hrefv60_mode>,
 				  <&gbf_hrefv60_mode>,
 				  <&hdtv_hrefv60_mode>,
-				  <&touch_hrefv60_mode>;
+				  <&touch_hrefv60_mode>,
+				  <&gpios_hrefv60_mode>;
 
 			sdi0 {
-				/* SD card detect GPIO pin, extend default state */
 				sdi0_default_mode: sdi0_default {
+					/* SD card detect GPIO pin, extend default state */
 					default_hrefv60_cfg1 {
 						pins = "GPIO95_E8";
 						ste,config = <&gpio_in_pu>;
 					};
+					/* VMMCI level-shifter enable */
+					default_hrefv60_cfg2 {
+						pins = "GPIO169_D22";
+						ste,config = <&gpio_out_lo>;
+					};
+					/* VMMCI level-shifter voltage select */
+					default_hrefv60_cfg3 {
+						pins = "GPIO5_AG6";
+						ste,config = <&gpio_out_hi>;
+					};
 				};
 			};
 			ipgpio {
@@ -213,6 +224,16 @@
 					};
 				};
 			};
+			gpios {
+				/* Dangling GPIO pins */
+				gpios_hrefv60_mode: gpios_hrefv60 {
+					default_cfg1 {
+						/* Normally UART1 RXD, now dangling */
+						pins = "GPIO4_AH6";
+						ste,config = <&in_pu>;
+					};
+				};
+			};
 		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-snowball.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-snowball.dts
index acf14cebef81..32a5ccb14e7e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-snowball.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ste-snowball.dts
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@
 			status = "okay";
 		};
 
+		/* This UART is unused and thus left disabled */
 		uart@80121000 {
 			pinctrl-names = "default", "sleep";
 			pinctrl-0 = <&uart1_default_mode>;
 			pinctrl-1 = <&uart1_sleep_mode>;
-			status = "okay";
 		};
 
 		uart@80007000 {
@@ -459,7 +459,21 @@
 						pins = "GPIO21_AB3"; /* DAT31DIR */
 						ste,config = <&out_hi>;
 					};
-
+					/* SD card detect GPIO pin, extend default state */
+					snowball_cfg2 {
+						pins = "GPIO218_AH11";
+						ste,config = <&gpio_in_pu>;
+					};
+					/* VMMCI level-shifter enable */
+					snowball_cfg3 {
+						pins = "GPIO217_AH12";
+						ste,config = <&gpio_out_lo>;
+					};
+					/* VMMCI level-shifter voltage select */
+					snowball_cfg4 {
+						pins = "GPIO228_AJ6";
+						ste,config = <&gpio_out_hi>;
+					};
 				};
 			};
 			ssp0 {