diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
index 0fde90df2b54..3f38c2e60a74 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-eukrea-mbimxsd25-baseboard.dts
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@
 };
 
 &usbhost1 {
-	phy_type = "serial";
-	dr_mode = "host";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
index 05cccd12624c..fb66884d8a2f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25-pdk.dts
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@
 };
 
 &usbhost1 {
-	phy_type = "serial";
-	dr_mode = "host";
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25.dtsi
index 9a097ef014af..7c7795b40ee0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx25.dtsi
@@ -570,6 +570,8 @@
 				clock-names = "ipg", "ahb", "per";
 				fsl,usbmisc = <&usbmisc 1>;
 				fsl,usbphy = <&usbphy1>;
+				phy_type = "serial";
+				dr_mode = "host";
 				status = "disabled";
 			};