diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-kontron-bl.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-kontron-bl.dts
index d16490d87687..e756fe5db56b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-kontron-bl.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mm-kontron-bl.dts
@@ -268,8 +268,16 @@
 &uart2 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_uart2>;
+	/*
+	 * During bootup the CTS needs to stay LOW, which is only possible if this
+	 * pin is controlled by a GPIO. The UART IP always sets CTS to HIGH if not
+	 * running. So using 'uart-has-rtscts' is not a good choice here! There are
+	 * workarounds for this, but they introduce unnecessary complexity and are
+	 * therefore avoided here. For more information about this see:
+	 * https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit?id=79d0224f6bf296d04cd843cfc49921b19c97bb09
+	 */
+	rts-gpios = <&gpio4 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
 	linux,rs485-enabled-at-boot-time;
-	uart-has-rtscts;
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
@@ -439,7 +447,7 @@
 			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_TXFS_UART2_DCE_RX		0x0
 			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_TXC_UART2_DCE_TX		0x0
 			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_RXD_UART2_DCE_RTS_B		0x0
-			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_RXC_UART2_DCE_CTS_B		0x0
+			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_RXC_GPIO4_IO29		0x19
 		>;
 	};