diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mq-evk.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mq-evk.dts
index b2038be8bbd7..e3df9b8cd9ca 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mq-evk.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mq-evk.dts
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@
 	power-supply = <&sw1a_reg>;
 };
 
+&snvs_pwrkey {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &uart1 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_uart1>;