diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/patches-5.4/701-honor_sgmii_node_device_tree_status.patch b/target/linux/octeon/patches-5.4/701-honor_sgmii_node_device_tree_status.patch
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/patches-5.4/701-honor_sgmii_node_device_tree_status.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From: Roman Kuzmitskii <damex.pp@icloud.com>
+Date: Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:00:00 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] staging: octeon: sgmii to honor disabled dt node status
+
+With this patch, sgmii interface device tree node could be disabled and
+that disabled interface will not be unnecessarily initialized.
+
+It solves the problem with Octeon boards that have 8 sgmii or more ports
+initialized but have nothing connected to them.
+
+Tested-by: Johannes Kimmel <fff@bareminimum.eu>
+Signed-off-by: Roman Kuzmitskii <damex.pp@icloud.com>
+--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
++++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+@@ -884,8 +884,10 @@
+ 
+ 			case CVMX_HELPER_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII:
+ 				priv->phy_mode = PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_SGMII;
+-				dev->netdev_ops = &cvm_oct_sgmii_netdev_ops;
+-				strscpy(dev->name, "eth%d", sizeof(dev->name));
++				if (of_device_is_available(priv->of_node)) {
++					dev->netdev_ops = &cvm_oct_sgmii_netdev_ops;
++					strscpy(dev->name, "eth%d", sizeof(dev->name));
++				}
+ 				break;
+ 
+ 			case CVMX_HELPER_INTERFACE_MODE_SPI: