diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
index 03a0b40793d6..03dd6ea13acc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx53.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ static void __init imx53_dt_init(void)
 	imx_src_init();
 
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
+
+	imx_aips_allow_unprivileged_access("fsl,imx53-aipstz");
 }
 
 static void __init imx53_init_late(void)