diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
index 0db0e3edc88f..94e49f32d5f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		};
 
 		pinctrl: pin-controller@10000 {
-			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_dip_switches &pmx_gpio_header>;
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_dip_switches>;
 			pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 			pmx_uart0: pmx-uart0 {
@@ -174,3 +174,10 @@
 		phy-handle = <&ethphy0>;
 	};
 };
+
+&gpio0 {
+	status = "okay";
+
+	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_gpio_header>;
+	pinctrl-names = "default";
+};