diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-db.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-db.dtsi
index 2790f46d87e0..812df691ae3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-db.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-db.dtsi
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
 };
 
 &nand {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	chip-delay = <25>;
 	status = "okay";
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dnskw.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dnskw.dtsi
index bcc6e0f48571..113dcf056dcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dnskw.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-dnskw.dtsi
@@ -183,8 +183,6 @@
 };
 
 &nand {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	status = "okay";
 	chip-delay = <35>;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ib62x0.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ib62x0.dts
index 6804638eb87e..bfa5edde179c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ib62x0.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-ib62x0.dts
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@
 
 &nand {
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 	partition@0 {
 		label = "u-boot";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-km_kirkwood.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-km_kirkwood.dts
index db14bd03b86b..61139bf30985 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-km_kirkwood.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-km_kirkwood.dts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@
 };
 
 &nand {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
-	status = "ok";
+	status = "okay";
 	chip-delay = <25>;
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-laplug.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-laplug.dts
index 4c91fbb084c5..642755acf2fe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-laplug.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-laplug.dts
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
 &nand {
 	/* Total size : 512MB */
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
 
 	partition@0 {
 		label = "u-boot";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mplcec4.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mplcec4.dts
index 79796c8b9c4f..f3a991837515 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mplcec4.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-mplcec4.dts
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@
 };
 
 &nand {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	status = "okay";
 
 	partition@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
index 1e056b3b1817..00c2e5a9d863 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a6.dts
@@ -130,8 +130,6 @@
 &nand {
 	chip-delay = <25>;
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 	partition@0 {
 		label = "uboot";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
index 07f6bf6aba91..bc07aa5e6698 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-openblocks_a7.dts
@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@
 &nand {
 	chip-delay = <25>;
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 	partition@0 {
 		label = "uboot";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-sheevaplug-common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-sheevaplug-common.dtsi
index e2c43aecc7b2..7196c7f3e109 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-sheevaplug-common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-sheevaplug-common.dtsi
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@
 };
 
 &nand {
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	status = "okay";
 
 	partition@0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
index 14b12189d464..a4dd47acf98a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood-topkick.dts
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@
 
 &nand {
 	status = "okay";
-	pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
-	pinctrl-names = "default";
 
 	partition@0 {
 		label = "u-boot";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
index 0c8d8fa29926..caafcde88f67 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/kirkwood.dtsi
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
 			chip-delay = <25>;
 			/* set partition map and/or chip-delay in board dts */
 			clocks = <&gate_clk 7>;
+			pinctrl-0 = <&pmx_nand>;
+			pinctrl-names = "default";
 			status = "disabled";
 		};
 	};