diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-r8-chip.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-r8-chip.dts
index abf3ccb1a82c..530ab28e9ca2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-r8-chip.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun5i-r8-chip.dts
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&codec {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &ehci0 {
 	status = "okay";
 };