diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
index 9118e29b6d6a..3fa6b9fbb822 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9260.dtsi
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 5 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@
 				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 7 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@
 				usart2 {
 					pinctrl_usart2: usart2-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 9 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@
 				usart3 {
 					pinctrl_usart3: usart3-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 10 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 10 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 11 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
 				uart0 {
 					pinctrl_uart0: uart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 31 AT91_PERIPH_B AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOA 31 AT91_PERIPH_B AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOA 30 AT91_PERIPH_B AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 				};
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 				uart1 {
 					pinctrl_uart1: uart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 12 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 12 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 13 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 				};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9261.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9261.dtsi
index 33f09d5ea020..590d28852997 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9261.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9261.dtsi
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOC 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOC 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOC 9 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOC 12 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOC 12 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOC 13 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 				usart2 {
 					pinctrl_usart2: usart2-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOC 14 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOC 14 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOC 15 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9263.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9263.dtsi
index af68a86c9973..745918b97786 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9263.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9263.dtsi
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 26 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOA 26 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOA 27 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
 				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOD 0 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOD 0 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOD 1 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 				usart2 {
 					pinctrl_usart2: usart2-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOD 2 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOD 2 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOD 3 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
index d16db1fa7e15..ea80a5a12760 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9g45.dtsi
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 19 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 19 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 18 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
 				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 4 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 5 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@
 				usart2 {
 					pinctrl_usart2: usart2-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 7 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
 				usart3 {
 					pinctrl_usart3: usart3-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE
+							<AT91_PIOB 8 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP
 							 AT91_PIOB 9 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
index 8fb22030f00b..ad495f5a5790 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91sam9rl.dtsi
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
 				usart0 {
 					pinctrl_usart0: usart0-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOA 6 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOA 7 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 				usart1 {
 					pinctrl_usart1: usart1-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 11 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOA 11 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOA 12 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@
 				usart2 {
 					pinctrl_usart2: usart2-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 13 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOA 13 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOA 14 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};
 
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@
 				usart3 {
 					pinctrl_usart3: usart3-0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOB 0 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_NONE>,
+							<AT91_PIOB 0 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>,
 							<AT91_PIOB 1 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;
 					};