diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/talos-evk-u-boot.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/talos-evk-u-boot.dtsi
index f51d58b26ff5..f7df6d2de710 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/talos-evk-u-boot.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/talos-evk-u-boot.dtsi
@@ -60,3 +60,11 @@
 		};
 	};
 };
+
+&usb_1 {
+	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+};
+
+&usb_2 {
+	dr_mode = "peripheral";
+};