diff --git a/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c b/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
index ee7702e5fe..13ba078bee 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/common/fdt_fixup.c
@@ -500,6 +500,12 @@ __weak void fdt_fixup_cpus_node(void * blob)
 {
 	return;
 }
+
+__weak void fdt_fixup_set_dload_dis(void *blob)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
 __weak void fdt_fixup_set_dload_warm_reset(void *blob)
 {
 	return;
@@ -615,6 +621,9 @@ int ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 	s = getenv("dload_warm_reset");
 	if (s)
 		fdt_fixup_set_dload_warm_reset(blob);
+	s = getenv("dload_dis");
+	if (s)
+		fdt_fixup_set_dload_dis(blob);
 	s = getenv("qce_fixed_key");
 	if (s)
 		fdt_fixup_set_qce_fixed_key(blob);
diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq6018/ipq6018.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq6018/ipq6018.c
index 58c5eef27c..c761876e41 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq6018/ipq6018.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq6018/ipq6018.c
@@ -751,6 +751,23 @@ void ipq_fdt_fixup_usb_device_mode(void *blob)
 	}
 }
 
+void fdt_fixup_set_dload_dis(void *blob)
+{
+	int nodeoff, ret;
+	const char *dload_node = {"/soc/qca,scm_restart_reason"};
+	uint32_t setval = 1;
+
+	nodeoff = fdt_path_offset(blob, dload_node);
+	if (nodeoff < 0) {
+		printf("fixup_set_dload: unable to find node '%s'\n",
+		       dload_node);
+		return;
+	}
+	ret = fdt_setprop_u32(blob, nodeoff, "dload_status", setval);
+	if (ret)
+		printf("fixup_set_dload: 'dload_status' not set");
+}
+
 void enable_caches(void)
 {
 	qca_smem_flash_info_t *sfi = &qca_smem_flash_info;