diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/sam9x60.dtsi b/arch/arm/dts/sam9x60.dtsi
index 7f3eae3f5d..007646fcb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/sam9x60.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/sam9x60.dtsi
@@ -153,12 +153,18 @@
 				sdhci0 {
 					pinctrl_sdhci0: sdhci0 {
 						atmel,pins =
-							<AT91_PIOA 17 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_DEFAULT	/* PA17 CK  periph A with pullup */
-							 AT91_PIOA 16 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP		/* PA16 CMD periph A with pullup */
-							 AT91_PIOA 15 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP		/* PA15 DAT0 periph A */
-							 AT91_PIOA 18 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP		/* PA18 DAT1 periph A with pullup */
-							 AT91_PIOA 19 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP		/* PA19 DAT2 periph A with pullup */
-							 AT91_PIOA 20 AT91_PERIPH_A AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP>;		/* PA20 DAT3 periph A with pullup */
+							<AT91_PIOA 17 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)	/* PA17 CK  periph A with pullup */
+							 AT91_PIOA 16 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP | AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)	/* PA16 CMD periph A with pullup */
+							 AT91_PIOA 15 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP | AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)	/* PA15 DAT0 periph A */
+							 AT91_PIOA 18 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP | AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)	/* PA18 DAT1 periph A with pullup */
+							 AT91_PIOA 19 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP | AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)	/* PA19 DAT2 periph A with pullup */
+							 AT91_PIOA 20 AT91_PERIPH_A
+							 (AT91_PINCTRL_PULL_UP | AT91_PINCTRL_DRIVE_STRENGTH_HI | AT91_PINCTRL_SLEWRATE_ENA)>;	/* PA20 DAT3 periph A with pullup */
 					};
 				};
 			};