diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
index c2dc1232f93f..1efb61cff454 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/fsl-ls1028a-rdb.dts
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 &enetc_port0 {
 	phy-handle = <&sgmii_phy0>;
 	phy-connection-type = "sgmii";
+	managed = "in-band-status";
 	status = "okay";
 
 	mdio {