diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/sama5d2.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/sama5d2.dtsi
index 5adc47b906..6fb2cb25f9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/sama5d2.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/sama5d2.dtsi
@@ -746,6 +746,14 @@
 				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
+			uart4: serial@fc00c000 {
+				compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-usart";
+				reg = <0xfc00c000 0x100>;
+				clocks = <&uart4_clk>;
+				clock-names = "usart";
+				status = "disabled";
+			};
+
 			i2c1: i2c@fc028000 {
 				compatible = "atmel,sama5d2-i2c";
 				reg = <0xfc028000 0x100>;
diff --git a/board/atmel/sama5d27_som1_ek/sama5d27_som1_ek.c b/board/atmel/sama5d27_som1_ek/sama5d27_som1_ek.c
index f3816c8334..376562cd0e 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sama5d27_som1_ek/sama5d27_som1_ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sama5d27_som1_ek/sama5d27_som1_ek.c
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ extern void at91_pda_detect(void);
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_USB
 static void board_usb_hw_init(void)
 {
 	atmel_pio4_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTA, 27, 1);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 int board_late_init(void)
diff --git a/board/atmel/sama5d2_ptc_ek/sama5d2_ptc_ek.c b/board/atmel/sama5d2_ptc_ek/sama5d2_ptc_ek.c
index 4b3a703f26..b0a23b02db 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sama5d2_ptc_ek/sama5d2_ptc_ek.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sama5d2_ptc_ek/sama5d2_ptc_ek.c
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ int board_late_init(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_USB
 static void board_usb_hw_init(void)
 {
 	atmel_pio4_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTB, 12, ATMEL_PIO_PUEN_MASK);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART_BOARD_INIT
 static void board_uart0_hw_init(void)
diff --git a/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c b/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
index 2116b78837..01636fb73d 100644
--- a/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
+++ b/board/atmel/sama5d2_xplained/sama5d2_xplained.c
@@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ extern void at91_pda_detect(void);
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CMD_USB
 static void board_usb_hw_init(void)
 {
 	atmel_pio4_set_pio_output(AT91_PIO_PORTB, 10, 1);
 }
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_LATE_INIT
 int board_late_init(void)